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Ex. MT-016Face Covering Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settingsGovernor Steve BullockMontanaStateJuly 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-031H.B. 1007, Face Covering Requirements (2021 First Special Session)Face Covering RequirementsUtah Legislature, 2021 First Special Session; Governor Spencer Cox (signed)UtahStateMay 19, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. UT-045H.B. 1007, Face Covering Requirements, 2021 First Special SessionFace Covering RequirementsUtah Legislature (Chief Sponsor Rep. Val L. Peterson); signed by Governor Spencer J. CoxUtahStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-045Act 1002 of 2021 (SB 590)An Act to Prohibit the Mandatory Use of Face Masks, Face Shields, or Other Face CoveringsArkansas General Assembly (93rd G.A.); Governor Asa Hutchinson (signed)ArkansasStateApr. 28, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ND-080House Bill 1323 (2021)'A statewide elected official or the state health officer may not mandate an individual in this state use a face mask, face shield, or other…Sixty-seventh Legislative Assembly (House Bill 1323); signed by Governor BurgumNorth DakotaStateApr. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MI-050MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gathering Prohibition and Face Covering OrderEmergency Order re-imposing statewide gathering limits, face coverings, venue capacity and bar rules after the Supreme Court decisionMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateOct. 5, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. LA-014Proclamation 89 JBE 2020COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Additional Phase 2 Mitigation Measures (statewide face covering order; bars closed; 50-person crowd…Governor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateJuly 11, 20202020 Q3Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-038Twenty-Ninth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyTwenty-Ninth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (all active restrictions combined; general face-covering and distancing…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMay 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-011MSDH web page, 'COVID-19 Guidance and Prevention for Individuals and the Community' (msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,21866,420.html), as captured July 1, 2020MSDH prevention guidance for individuals, businesses and the community (July 1, 2020 state): stay home if sick; masks 'should' be worn away…Mississippi State Department of HealthMississippiStateJuly 1, 20202020 Q3Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MS-026Executive Order 1507County-specific measures in thirteen counties: employee screening, face coverings, retail masks, gatherings 10 indoor/20 outdoorGovernor Tate ReevesMississippi (Claiborne, DeSoto, Grenada, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Quitman, Rankin, Sunflower, Washington, Wayne Counties)StateJuly 10, 20202020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-027Executive Order 08.15.20.01Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19 (Local Option Face Covering Requirement)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateAug. 15, 20202020 Q3Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. LA-030Proclamation 79 JBE 2021COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Mitigation Measures (general face-covering mandate lifted; masks kept on conveyances, in State offices…Governor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateApr. 27, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MD-014Order of the Governor No. 20-07-29-01, Amending and Restating the Order of June 10, 2020, Allowing Reopening of Certain Businesses and Facilities, Subject to Local Regulation, and Generally Requiring Use of Face Coverings.. and Generally Requiring Use of Face CoveringsGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateJuly 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MD-025Order of the Governor No. 21-02-23-01, Amending and Restating the Order of January 28, 2021 (social distancing section; face coverings in schools)Amending and Restating the Order of January 28, 2021, Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities and Generally Requiring Use of Face…Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateFeb. 23, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-028Executive Order 1509County measures extended and expanded to 23 counties (adding Bolivar, Covington, Forrest, Humphreys, Panola, Sharkey, Simpson, Tallahatchie…Governor Tate ReevesMississippi (23 counties)StateJuly 19, 20202020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NC-022Executive Order No. 180Additional Face Covering Requirements and Extension of Phase 3Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateNov. 23, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary 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-IL-004Emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 adding Section 690.50, Pandemic or Epidemic Respiratory Disease - Emergency ProvisionsFace-covering and gathering requirements binding every business, service, facility and organization open to the public or to employees, with…Illinois Department of Public HealthIllinoisStateAug. 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-029Executive Order GA-36Relating to the prohibition of governmental entities and officials from mandating face coverings or restricting activities in response to…Governor Greg AbbottTexasStateMay 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WA-084Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.5Face Coverings - Statewide (face coverings required at outdoor events or gatherings of 500 or more)Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Washington State Secretary of HealthWashingtonStateSept. 13, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. CT-024Executive Order No. 7NNNProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Face Covering Modifications; Private Gathering Size Limits…Acting Governor Susan BysiewiczConnecticutStateAug. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary 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. HI-016Fifteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 EmergencyFifteenth Proclamation (Statewide Face Covering Requirement, Exhibit J; emergency through Dec. 31, 2020)Governor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateNov. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. HI-020Nineteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 EmergencyNineteenth Proclamation (statewide face covering Exhibit I; 10-day quarantine; Roadmap; emergency through June 8, 2021)Governor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateApr. 9, 20212021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SC-035Executive Order No. 2021-23Emergency Measures Regarding Face Coverings, Vaccine Passports, and Other MattersGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMay 11, 20212021 Q2Telework mandateFace-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read

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