| Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-071 | MBTA notice of Apr. 30, 2021: face coverings continue to be required on MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms for all riders including the fully vaccinated; State civil fines end Apr. 30, 2021, denial of boarding and removal continueReminder: Face Coverings Continue To Be Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations and Platforms | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState | Apr. 30, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-046 | COVID-19 Order No. 67Further Revised Order Regarding Face Coverings | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Apr. 29, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-047 | COVID-19 Order No. 68Order Reopening Certain Phase IV, Step 2 Enterprises | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | May 7, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-072 | MBTA notice of May 14, 2021: face coverings required on vehicles, in stations and facilities, on platforms and at bus stops for all riders regardless of vaccination statusReminder: Face Coverings Are Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations and Platforms | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState | May 14, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-068 | 603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, as most recently amended May 25, 2021 (current official text, including 27.08 as amended March 5 and May 25, 2021)603 CMR 27.08 as amended: Commissioner's authority to require in-person instruction and to determine that hybrid and remote models no longer… | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner; State levelState | May 25, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-028 | Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-049; cross-reference, not re-saved)Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth (the 'modified public health emergency') | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-049 | Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the 'modified public health emergency')Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-059 | News item republished by the Authority, 'Boston convention centers set to reopen for events at full capacity' (May 19, 2021)Convention centers cleared to reopen at full capacity from May 29, 2021 | Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a Boston Herald report) | Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, MassachusettsState | May 19, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Capacity limitEvents and venues | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-027 | COVID-19 Order No. 69 (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-048; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Announcing the Termination of the March 10, 2020 State of Emergency and Rescinding COVID-19 Executive Orders | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-029 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved)DPH face-covering order for health care facilities and board-licensed practice locations, congregate care, shelters, houses of correction… | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-048 | COVID-19 Order No. 69Order Announcing the Termination of the March 10, 2020 State of Emergency and Rescinding COVID-19 Executive Orders Issued Pursuant to the… | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Emergency declaration | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-050 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain SettingsOrder Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009 | Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021, An Act providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leaveCOVID-19 Massachusetts emergency paid sick leave: every employer shall provide up to 40 hours of paid leave for COVID-19 illness… | Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Baker May 28, 2021 | Massachusetts; General Court (program administered by the Executive Office for Administration and Finance; Department of Family and Medical Leave)State | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-031 | Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021, s. 10 (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009; cross-reference, not re-saved); Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2021 (extension; Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-042)An Act Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave | General Court; approved by the Governor (emergency law) | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-030 | COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (June 14, 2021) (library exhibit MA-054; cross-reference, not re-saved)Reissuance of fourteen public health emergency orders under the May 28, 2021 declaration (EMS continuity; long-term care control; face… | Commissioner of Public Health, with the authorization of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the approval of the Governor | MassachusettsState | June 14, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-054 | COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders)Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the Governor | MassachusettsState | June 14, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-040 | Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021An Act relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency | Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker | Massachusetts (General Court)State | June 16, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Courts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-053 | Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency | General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor | MassachusettsState | June 16, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-13-074 | Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency | Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | June 16, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Courts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-116 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-3Retail pharmacies with LTCF or ALR contracts may provide COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care facilities and assisted living residences… | Margret R. Cooke, Acting Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health | Massachusetts - Department of Public Health (State health department)State | July 30, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingSupply chain | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-073 | Advisory Regarding Face Coverings and Cloth Masks (updated July 30, 2021)DPH mask advisory for vaccinated and unvaccinated residents | Department of Public Health | MassachusettsState | July 30, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-067 | COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-4Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding the requirement for nursing home personnel to be vaccinated against COVID-19 | Acting Commissioner of Public Health Margret R. Cooke, with Public Health Council authorization (June 9, 2021) and the Governor's approval | MassachusettsState | Aug. 4, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-070 | 101 CMR 23.00COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff at Certain Agency Facilities (emergency regulation) | Executive Office of Health and Human Services (emergency regulation) | MassachusettsState | Aug. 13, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-068 | Executive Order No. 595Implementing a Requirement for COVID-19 Vaccination for the Commonwealth's Executive Department Employees | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Aug. 19, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-122 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-5 (Extending Certain Licenses)Licenses granted under the Apr. 3, 2020 Order Maximizing Health Care Provider Availability remain valid until Dec. 31, 2021 notwithstanding… | Margret R. Cooke, Acting Commissioner of Public Health | Massachusetts - Department of Public Health (State health department)State | Aug. 20, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |