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Ex. NV-019Declaration of Emergency Directive 024 (Face Coverings), June 24, 2020, ss. 5, 6, 8, 10Face coverings required in all public spaces; business duty to require face coverings and refuse entryGovernor Steve SisolakNevadaStateJune 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (implementing the Governor's Order No. 31)StateMay 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-013NJ TRANSIT 'COVID-19: How We're Protecting You' page (undated; captured about May 6, 2020): customers 'still using the system for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY' urged to wear a face covering; disinfection every 24 hours; FAQ on service plan, ridership decline and monthly-pass refunds for customers working from homeCOVID-19: How We're Protecting You - A Message from NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin S. CorbettNew Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT), President and CEO Kevin S. CorbettNew Jersey (statewide; service into New York and Philadelphia)StateMay 6, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. CO-048Public Health Order 20-26 Face Coverings for Critical Businesses, § I (existing library exhibit; cross-reference)Face Coverings for Critical BusinessesJill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director, CDPHEColoradoStateApr. 22, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-010Division of Small Business, COVID-19 posters for businesses (required signage pack: face covering, social distancing, hand hygiene)DSB COVID-19 Posters (business signage required by the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Responsibilities of all Businesses)Delaware Division of Small BusinessDelawareStateMay 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WA-037Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03, Statewide Face Coverings (June 24, 2020; effective June 26, 2020)Face Coverings - StatewideJohn Wiesman, Washington State Secretary of Health (Department of Health)WashingtonStateJune 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-016FAQ on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency 5 (face coverings)Frequently Asked Questions on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency FiveOffice of the Governor and Virginia Department of HealthVirginiaStateMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. IL-013Executive Order 2020-32 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 30)Modified Stay at Home Order: public health requirements for individuals leaving home and for businesses (face coverings; retail…Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-015Phase 1: June 1 - June 14, 2020 (State reopening page restating the Phase 1 Reopen Plan guidance for businesses, the May 1, 2020 face-covering duties of businesses, and the employer exposure-control plan guidance)Phase 1: June 1 - June 14, 2020 - Delaware's Coronavirus Official WebsiteState of Delaware (coronavirus.delaware.gov, the State's official COVID-19 site; Division of Small Business and Division of Public Health guidance)DelawareStateJune 1, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-091MTA press release, Nov. 17, 2020: regional 'Mask Force' with PANYNJ, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and SEPTA; masks required by law on New York public transportation under EO 202.18 effective Apr. 17, 2020; $50 fine from Sept. 14, 2020; masks required at all Port Authority facilities; NJ TRANSIT face-covering requirement on vehicles, stations and platforms; SEPTA mask requirement (over 90 percent compliance); MTA voluntary employee screening programMTA Brings Port Authority, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and SEPTA on Board with Regional Mask ForceMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Chairman Patrick J. Foye, with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and SEPTANew York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (MTA, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak, SEPTA)StateNov. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. FL-035DOH Public Health Advisory (In re: Updated Measures to Ensure Protection of Public Health in Response to COVID-19)Public Health Advisory: wearing face coverings; vulnerable populations; gatheringsState Surgeon General Scott A. Rivkees, M.D.FloridaStateJune 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. VA-012Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency FiveRequirement to Wear Face Covering While Inside BuildingsGovernor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-017Thirteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyThirteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (face coverings required in public settings; business obligations)Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateApr. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IL-016Executive Order 2020-38 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 36)Restoring Illinois – Protecting Our Communities (Phase 3 order)Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateMay 29, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-016Executive Order 1480Safer at Home extended to May 25, 2020; salons, barber shops, personal care and gyms reopen May 11 under mandatory masks, gloves and…Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMay 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NJ-011Executive Order No. 122 (2020)Cessation of non-essential construction; mitigation requirements for essential retail (50 percent occupancy; face coverings), manufacturing…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-016Public Health Emergency Order of May 15, 2020 (Phase 1 reopening; universal face coverings)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. KunkelNew MexicoStateMay 15, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-HI-014State Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience: Guidance for Reopening Food Services Sector (Restaurants, Markets, and Food Manufacturing), Ver. 1.0State Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience, Guidance for Reopening Food Services Sector, May 21, 2020, Ver. 1.0Department of Health, Environmental Health Administration (Sanitation Branch)HawaiiStateMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-024COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not PossibleGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MA-016COVID-19 Order No. 31Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not PossibleGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-020Executive Order 2020-59Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life (Stay Home, Stay Safe; first face-covering…Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateApr. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. NC-013Executive Order No. 147Extension of Phase 2 Order and New Measures to Save Lives in the COVID-19 Pandemic (statewide face coverings)Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateJune 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. RI-016Executive Order 20-30Twenty-seventh Supplemental Emergency Declaration - Requiring Cloth Face Coverings in PublicGovernor Gina M. RaimondoRhode IslandStateMay 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-007CDCR 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' chronology (as archived Apr. 30, 2020)Department-wide COVID-19 directives: cancellation of visiting and volunteer entries statewide; suspension of large-scale construction inside…California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Secretary Ralph Diaz) and CCHCSCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and California Correctional Health Care Services; State levelStateApr. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. CT-016Executive Order No. 7BBProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Cloth Face Coverings Required in PublicGovernor Ned LamontConnecticutStateApr. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read