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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-066TDCJ Visitation Alert of Mar. 13, 2020Visitation temporarily suspended at all TDCJ facilities statewide until further notice, 'in accordance with Governor Abbott's declaration'Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Executive Director Bryan Collier)Texas Department of Criminal Justice; State levelStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-002BMV news release: BMV Announces 2-Week Branch Closure and Available Out-of-Branch OptionsBMV Announces 2-Week Branch Closure and Available Out-of-Branch OptionsIndiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (news release announcing the Governor's closure of State offices)Indiana (State agency: Bureau of Motor Vehicles)StateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-008WisDOT news release: Overweight permits for truckers hauling groceries extended (Mar. 26, 2020)Overweight permits for truckers hauling groceries extendedWisconsin Department of Transportation (implementing the Governor's declaration)Wisconsin (Department of Transportation; Governor's declaration)StateMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Supply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-076Executive Order N-40-20Executive Order N-40-20 (relief to businesses; deadline extensions; DMV in-person transactions)Governor Gavin NewsomCalifornia (Governor; Department of Motor Vehicles; Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; Bureau of Gambling Control; Department of Consumer Affairs; Department of Tax and Fee Administration)StateMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AK-027Directive to Departments - Mitigating COVID-19 in the Absence of a Disaster DeclarationGovernor's February 14, 2021 directive to all CommissionersGovernor Mike Dunleavy (memorandum to all Commissioners)AlaskaStateFeb. 14, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. CA-059Emergency brake tier assignments and strengthened face-covering guidance of November 16, 2020Governor Newsom Announces New Immediate Actions to Curb COVID-19 Transmission (November 16, 2020)Governor Gavin Newsom; California Department of Public HealthCaliforniaStateNov. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. DE-003Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySecond Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (take-out alcohol; closure of bowling alleys, movie theaters, fitness…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-AL-011Ala. Code § 31-9-6(1)Powers and duties of Governor with respect to emergency managementLegislature of Alabama (Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955, Code of Alabama 1975, Title 31, chapter 9, article 1)AlabamaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-013Ala. Code § 31-9-13Orders, rules and regulations of Governor -- Effect; distributionLegislature of Alabama (Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955)AlabamaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-001Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-110, Study and prevention of diseasesArk. Code Ann. 20-7-110. Study and prevention of diseases (State Board of Health: general supervision and control; direction and control of…General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1895, No. 152; Acts 1913, No. 96, sec. 5)ArkansasStateMar. 19, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-006Statute: Government Code sections 8625-8629 (Emergency Services Act, Article 13, State of Emergency)Government Code sections 8625-8629: proclamation of a state of emergency; the Governor's complete authority over State agencies and the…California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)CaliforniaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ID-009Idaho Code section 46-601 (text as in force March 2020 through May 9, 2021)Governor's authority: state of extreme emergency; police power; rules, regulations and ordersIdaho Legislature (Idaho Code tit. 46, ch. 6)IdahoStateJune 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ID-010Idaho Code section 46-1008 as amended by House Bills 391, 392 and 393 (2021) (text as in force from May 10, 2021, captured July 27, 2021)The governor and disaster emergencies, as amended: orders must be essential and narrowly tailored without unnecessary restrictions on the…Idaho Legislature, Sixty-sixth Legislature, First Regular Session (H0393, 2021 ch. 355; H0392, 2021 ch. 356; H0391, 2021 ch. 357; all effective May 10, 2021)IdahoStateMay 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KY-017KRS 39A.100Emergency powers of Governor and local chief executive officersKentucky General Assembly (KRS ch. 39A)KentuckyStateApr. 3, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-001G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public healthGeneral Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00122 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties)Title 22, Chapter 250: Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)MaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-008Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-104General authority of governorMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 10, ch. 3)MontanaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-008Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved)Emergency Management Act; Governor; powers and dutiesNebraska LegislatureNebraskaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-004NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-5 (Declaring a state of public health emergency) and 12-10A-6 (Special powers during a public health emergency)Public Health Emergency Response Act: the Governor's declaration, the Secretary of Health's coordination of the response, and the special…Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act)New MexicoStateMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chainStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-00863 O.S. 6403Declaration of Catastrophic Health Emergency - Governor's AuthorityOklahoma Legislature (Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act)OklahomaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-009R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-7Governor's general powersRhode Island General Assembly (power vested in the Governor)Rhode IslandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-009Utah Code section 53-2a-204Authority of governor -- Federal assistance -- Fraud or willful misstatement in application for financial assistance -- PenaltyUtah Legislature (Utah Code Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 2; version effective June 25, 2020)UtahStateJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. HI-057Press reproduction of the Eleventh Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency Interisland Travel QuarantineMaui Now: Governor's 11th Supplementary Proclamation takes effect Aug. 11 (full text reproduced; Aug. 8, 2020)Maui Now (reproducing the Governor's Eleventh Proclamation)HawaiiStateAug. 8, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IN-089Senate Enrolled Act 5 (2021), 'Local Health Departments; Public Health Emergencies' (law-firm description)Local health orders more stringent than the Governor's executive order require approval of the county or city legislative body; appeal…Indiana General Assembly (Senate Enrolled Act 5, 2021), as described in Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, 'The 2021 Indiana General Assembly in Review' (June 30, 2021)IndianaStateMay 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KS-023State of Disaster Emergency Proclamation of May 26, 2020State of Disaster Emergency Proclamation: Governor's intent to protect Kansans from the economic consequences of COVID-19 and the imminent…Governor Laura KellyKansasStateMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read

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