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Ex. DUT-OR-002	Statute: ORS chapter 431A (Public Health Programs and Activities), sections 431A.005-431A.015: definitions of 'public health law' and 'public health measure'; power of the Oregon Health Authority and local public health administrators to enforce public health laws, with civil penalties; public health actions of the Public Health DirectorORS 431A.005, 431A.010 and 431A.015: enforcement of public health laws by administrative order, civil penalty of up to $500 a day per…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2019 Edition, as captured by the Wayback Machine Oct. 17, 2020)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-003	Statute: ORS chapter 431 (State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws), sections 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: the Oregon Health Authority's supervision of 'all matters relating to the preservation of life and health,' its duty and the local public health administrators' duty to enforce every public health law, and their power to restrain violations by injunctionORS 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: general powers and duties of the Oregon Health Authority; enforcement of public health…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-004	Statute: Health and Safety Code section 101040, preventive measures by the local health officer during a state of emergency or local emergencyHealth and Safety Code section 101040: the local health officer may take any preventive measure necessary to protect and preserve the public…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)	CaliforniaState	Jan. 1, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NV-002	Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 439 (Administration of Public Health), NRS 439.010 to 439.990NRS Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature)	Nevada Legislature; State Board of Health; county, district and city boards of health	NevadaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-046	USHE release, 'Gov. Gary R. Herbert and Utah Department of Health issue weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for USHE students' (November 9, 2020), quoting the State Public Health Order's 'Restrictions on institutions of higher education'State public health order requiring every public institution of higher education to test each student age 18 or older who lives on campus or…	Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of Nov. 8, 2020, as updated Nov. 23, 2020); recited by the Utah System of Higher Education	Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of November 8, 2020) as applied to the Utah System of Higher Education's eight public institutions; State levelState	Nov. 9, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	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. DUT-CA-001	Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 2 (sections 120125-120155), powers of the State Department of Public Health over communicable diseaseHealth and Safety Code sections 120125-120155: examination into causes of communicable disease; reportable-disease list; isolation and…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov)	CaliforniaState	Jan. 1, 1996	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-060	State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings)Order of the State Public Health Officer: Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings	State Public Health Officer, CDPH	CaliforniaState	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-093	Emergency Order Pursuant to MCL 333.2253 - Instructions to Laboratories, Health Professionals and Hospitals (COVID-19 Testing Prioritization and Reporting)CLIA-certified laboratories must prioritize COVID-19 sampling and testing as instructed by the Department; health professionals collecting…	Robert Gordon, Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services	Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)State	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-001	Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. NM-010	Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect; and Amending the March 23, 2020 Public Health Emergency Order Closing All Businesses and Non-Profit Entities Except for those Deemed Essential (Apr. 6, 2020)Amended closure order of April 6, 2020	Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. Kunkel	New MexicoState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. NM-039	Public Health Emergency Order of November 13, 2020 (the two-week 'reset')Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez	New MexicoState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-064	Blanket Waiver for Home Health Agency Licensing Standards at N.J.A.C. 8:42 that are More Stringent than Waivers and Guidance Issued by CMS during the Public Health EmergencyBlanket Waiver for Home Health Agency Licensing Standards	Commissioner of Health	New JerseyState	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. NM-012	Public Health Emergency Order of April 30, 2020 amending the March 23, April 6 and April 11 closure ordersPublic Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. Kunkel	New MexicoState	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-002	Va. Code Title 32.1, Chapter 2 (sections 32.1-35 to 32.1-73.x), including Article 3 Disease Control (sections 32.1-42 Emergency rules and regulations; 32.1-43 Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc.; 32.1-48 Powers of Commissioner in epidemic) and Article 3.01 Isolation and Quarantine of Persons with Communicable Diseases of Public Health Threat (sections 32.1-48.05 to 32.1-48.017)Code of Virginia, Title 32.1 Health, Chapter 2 Disease Prevention and Control (full chapter text)	General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 2, Disease Prevention and Control)	VirginiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. NM-040	Amended Public Health Emergency Order of November 18, 2020 (reset tightened; big-box retail closed; animal grooming barred)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez	New MexicoState	Nov. 18, 2020	2020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. WV-081	Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 12 (2021 Reg. Sess., ch. 213)Relating to local health departments: local board of health rules subject to approval by the appointing county commission or municipality…	West Virginia Legislature (2021 Regular Session), approved by Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Mar. 16, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-011	Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring All Persons Submitting, Performing or Reporting COVID-19 Antigen Tests to Report ResultsOrder Requiring Reporting of Antigen Test Results (health care providers, practitioners, employers and other entities administering…	Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Oct. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-005	SDCL ch. 34-16, Nuisances and Health Hazards (§§ 34-16-1, 34-16-2, 34-16-5, 34-16-19 to 34-16-21)Act endangering public health as misdemeanor; release of disease germs as felony; access of health officers to places where a source of…	South Dakota Legislature (codified statute)	South DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-073	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access)Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116. Powers and duties of local boards of health (MCA 2025 text with 2021 amendments)	Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021)	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Events and venuesVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. WY-055	House Enrolled Act No. 93 (2021 Wyo. Sess. Laws ch. 168), creating W.S. 35-1-310 and 35-1-240(c)An Act relating to the public health; amending and creating provisions governing the issuance of orders relating to the public health…	Wyoming Legislature (Sixty-sixth Legislature, 2021 General Session); signed by Governor Gordon April 22, 2021	WyomingState	Apr. 22, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. CA-017	State Public Health Officer Order of August 28, 2020 (Blueprint for a Safer Economy)Statewide Public Health Officer Order, August 28, 2020: California's Plan for Reducing COVID-19 and Adjusting Permitted Sector Activities to…	Acting State Public Health Officer Erica S. Pan	CaliforniaState	Aug. 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-012	Executive Order No. 7U, § 1 (Apr. 5, 2020): Protection from Civil Liability for Actions or Omissions in Support of the State's COVID-19 Response (health care professionals and facilities); superseded and replaced by EO 7V § 6 (Apr. 7, 2020, Ex. CT-014); facility immunity expired Mar. 1, 2021 by EO 10A § 4 (Ex. CT-036)Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Protection from Civil Liability for Actions or Omissions in…	Governor Ned Lamont	ConnecticutState	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-KC-078	RSMo § 67.265 (Public health order for threat to public health by contagious disease, requirements, procedure)Limits on the duration of local public health orders; governing-body extension and termination; supporting report	Missouri General Assembly (H.B. 271, 101st Gen. Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess.), approved by Governor Parson	Missouri (governing every political subdivision's public health orders)State	June 15, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. ND-004	Executive Order 2020-05Suspension of licensure requirements for out-of-state health care and behavioral health professionals and of health care facility licensing…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read

Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2019 Edition, as captured by the Wayback Machine Oct. 17, 2020), Statute: ORS chapter 431A (Public Health Programs and Activities), sections 431A.005-431A.015: definitions of 'public health law' and 'public health measure'; power of the Oregon Health Authority and local public health administrators to enforce public health laws, with civil penalties; public health actions of the Public Health Director (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-002)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 431 (State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws), sections 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: the Oregon Health Authority's supervision of 'all matters relating to the preservation of life and health,' its duty and the local public health administrators' duty to enforce every public health law, and their power to restrain violations by injunction (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-003)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel), Statute: Health and Safety Code section 101040, preventive measures by the local health officer during a state of emergency or local emergency (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-004)
Nevada Legislature; State Board of Health; county, district and city boards of health, Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 439 (Administration of Public Health), NRS 439.010 to 439.990 (standing) (Ex. DUT-NV-002)
Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of Nov. 8, 2020, as updated Nov. 23, 2020); recited by the Utah System of Higher Education, USHE release, 'Gov. Gary R. Herbert and Utah Department of Health issue weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for USHE students' (November 9, 2020), quoting the State Public Health Order's 'Restrictions on institutions of higher education' (Nov. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-046)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the Governor, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders) (June 14, 2021) (Ex. MA-054)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov), Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 2 (sections 120125-120155), powers of the State Department of Public Health over communicable disease (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-001)
State Public Health Officer, CDPH, State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-060)
Robert Gordon, Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Emergency Order Pursuant to MCL 333.2253 - Instructions to Laboratories, Health Professionals and Hospitals (COVID-19 Testing Prioritization and Reporting) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-093)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-001)
Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. Kunkel, Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect; and Amending the March 23, 2020 Public Health Emergency Order Closing All Businesses and Non-Profit Entities Except for those Deemed Essential (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. NM-010)
Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez, Public Health Emergency Order of November 13, 2020 (the two-week 'reset') (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. NM-039)
Commissioner of Health, Blanket Waiver for Home Health Agency Licensing Standards at N.J.A.C. 8:42 that are More Stringent than Waivers and Guidance Issued by CMS during the Public Health Emergency (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-064)
Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. Kunkel, Public Health Emergency Order of April 30, 2020 amending the March 23, April 6 and April 11 closure orders (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. NM-012)
General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 2, Disease Prevention and Control), Va. Code Title 32.1, Chapter 2 (sections 32.1-35 to 32.1-73.x), including Article 3 Disease Control (sections 32.1-42 Emergency rules and regulations; 32.1-43 Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc.; 32.1-48 Powers of Commissioner in epidemic) and Article 3.01 Isolation and Quarantine of Persons with Communicable Diseases of Public Health Threat (sections 32.1-48.05 to 32.1-48.017) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-002)
Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez, Amended Public Health Emergency Order of November 18, 2020 (reset tightened; big-box retail closed; animal grooming barred) (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. NM-040)
West Virginia Legislature (2021 Regular Session), approved by Governor Jim Justice, Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 12 (2021 Reg. Sess., ch. 213) (Mar. 16, 2021) (Ex. WV-081)
Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring All Persons Submitting, Performing or Reporting COVID-19 Antigen Tests to Report Results (Oct. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-011)
South Dakota Legislature (codified statute), SDCL ch. 34-16, Nuisances and Health Hazards (§§ 34-16-1, 34-16-2, 34-16-5, 34-16-19 to 34-16-21) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SD-005)
Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access) (May 7, 2021) (Ex. MT-073)
Wyoming Legislature (Sixty-sixth Legislature, 2021 General Session); signed by Governor Gordon April 22, 2021, House Enrolled Act No. 93 (2021 Wyo. Sess. Laws ch. 168), creating W.S. 35-1-310 and 35-1-240(c) (Apr. 22, 2021) (Ex. WY-055)
Acting State Public Health Officer Erica S. Pan, State Public Health Officer Order of August 28, 2020 (Blueprint for a Safer Economy) (Aug. 28, 2020) (Ex. CA-017)
Governor Ned Lamont, Executive Order No. 7U, § 1 (Apr. 5, 2020): Protection from Civil Liability for Actions or Omissions in Support of the State's COVID-19 Response (health care professionals and facilities); superseded and replaced by EO 7V § 6 (Apr. 7, 2020, Ex. CT-014); facility immunity expired Mar. 1, 2021 by EO 10A § 4 (Ex. CT-036) (Ex. DUT-CT-012)
Missouri General Assembly (H.B. 271, 101st Gen. Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess.), approved by Governor Parson, RSMo § 67.265 (Public health order for threat to public health by contagious disease, requirements, procedure) (June 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-KC-078)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-05 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. ND-004)