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Ex. OR-025OHA Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance (OHA 2288K, July 24, 2020 version)Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance for Business, Transit and the PublicOregon Health Authority, Office of the Director (under EO 20-27 para. 4 and 26)OregonStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-011Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Workplace Advisory Memo (6.27b): Business/Employer Enforcement of the Oregon Health Authority 'Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance' (issued June 27, 2020; revised June 30, 2020)Business/Employer Enforcement of the Oregon Health Authority 'Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance'Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business ServicesOregonStateJune 27, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-024Face Covering Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-016)Face Covering Directive, secs. 2, 4 and 5 (business duty; exceptions; enforcement)Governor Steve BullockMontanaStateJuly 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MN-027Emergency Executive Order 20-81, Requiring Minnesotans to Wear a Face Covering in Certain Settings to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (July 22, 2020)Requiring Minnesotans to Wear a Face Covering in Certain Settings to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19Governor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateJuly 22, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
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. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-023WSDOT news release, Aug. 20, 2020: two-boat weekend service restored Aug. 22 on Edmonds/Kingston and Mukilteo/Clinton after operating one boat short since June 20 'due to a lack of crewmembers needed to meet U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements'; more than 100 high-risk employees unavailable since late March; new hires unable to undergo mandatory face-to-face training until June; face covering required in compliance with the state's health order; WSF 'will enforce reduced occupancy on sailings for walk-on passengers'Service to be restored to near pre-pandemic levels on some state ferry routes (Changes set to begin August 22)Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF)Washington (Edmonds/Kingston, Mukilteo/Clinton, Seattle/Bainbridge routes; system-wide precautions)StateAug. 20, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-019MDH, 'Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81' (web page, first captured July 23, 2020; updated through 2021)Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81Minnesota Department of HealthMinnesotaStateJuly 23, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
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. DUT-WV-027Executive Order 77-20 (Face Covering Order), paras. 1 and 2 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-051; predecessor EO 50-20, Ex. WV-041; not re-saved)Face coverings in every confined indoor public space regardless of distancing; businesses 'shall require compliance..., shall post adequate…Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateNov. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MD-095Order of the Governor No. 21-05-12-01, Amending and Restating the Order of April 28, 2021, Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities and Generally Requiring Use of Face Coverings (remaining capacity limits lifted; indoor face coverings retained)Amending and Restating the Order of April 28, 2021, Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities and Generally Requiring Use of Face…Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMay 12, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
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. ECO-B-054Emergency regulation, 10 NYCRR 2.60, Face Coverings for COVID-19 Prevention (repealing Subpart 66-3)Face Coverings for COVID-19 Prevention (Commissioner's determination of settings, including schools and public transit, where face coverings…Public Health and Health Planning Council and Commissioner of Health (Howard A. Zucker, M.D.)New YorkStateAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-062Face Covering Protocol (updated August 2, 2021)Face masks required of all faculty, staff, students and visitors, including contractors, service providers, vendors and suppliers, in every…University of Minnesota (University Health and Safety; Office of the President)University of Minnesota (all campuses; Twin Cities)StateAug. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IL-042Executive Order 2021-20 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87)Face covering requirements for individuals (universal indoor mandate from Aug. 30, 2021); vaccination requirements for Health Care Workers…Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateAug. 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. PA-020Updated Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Nov. 17, 2020), sec. 4(A) (Business and School Entity Obligations)Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face CoveringsSecretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.PennsylvaniaStateNov. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IL-043Executive Order 2021-22 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 88)Face covering and vaccination requirements, amended (employer duty in indoor workplaces; first-dose deadline Sept. 19, 2021; weekly testing…Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateSept. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. NC-029Executive Order No. 215Lifting Certain COVID-19 Restrictions and Continuing Face Covering Requirements in Certain SettingsGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMay 14, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
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. 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. KY-054902 KAR 2:213EChildcare standards for covering the face in response to declared national or state public health emergency (new emergency administrative…Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (Secretary Friedlander); approved by Governor BeshearKentuckyStateAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. WA-080Proclamation 20-25.15, Washington Ready (Aug. 20, 2021; effective Aug. 23, 2021), paras. 2-3 and 'Customers' and 'Employers' clausesWashington Ready (indoor face-covering prohibition on businesses and all entities; employer duties)Governor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateAug. 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOperating conditionPrimary 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

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