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13,511 instruments indexed by The COVID Project: the orders of the fifty States and the District, forty metros, the federal layer and the agencies; the standing duties; the organizers' notices; the legal authorities. Filter by kind, State, limitation type, quarter and more; open the exhibit; download what you find.

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Ex. MA-004COVID-19 Order No. 3Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-054MBTA schedule revisions effective Mar. 17, 2020 (reduced subway, bus, Commuter Rail and ferry service under the COVID-19 emergency)MBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak)Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Massachusetts; division of MassDOT)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-098MBTA notice, 'MBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17' (Mar. 16, 2020)MBTA reduced service schedule effective March 17, 2020 ('Reductions in service support slowing spread of COVID-19, protect MBTA workforce…Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-127COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsTemporary closure of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, March 17 - April 6, 2020Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-006COVID-19 Order No. 10Order Temporarily Closing All Child Care Programs and Authorizing the Temporary Creation and Operation of Emergency Child Care ProgramsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-032DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-009; cross-reference; verified_secondary; no file)Department of Public Health stay-at-home and safer-at-home advisoriesDepartment of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel)MassachusettsStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyStay-at-homeOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-055MBTA service revisions of Mar. 23-25, 2020: Commuter Rail Reduced Service Schedule modified; all non-essential travel discouragedMBTA Discourages All Non-Essential Travel (targeted adjustments to Commuter Rail capacity effective Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2020)Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak)Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MA-010COVID-19 Order No. 15Order Extending the Closure of Non-Emergency Child Care Programs (to May 4, 2020)Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-011COVID-19 Order No. 16Order Extending the Temporary Closure of All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MA-051Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID-19General Court (Legislature); approved by the GovernorMassachusettsStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Alcohol and barsCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-056MBTA service revision effective Monday, Apr. 6, 2020 (Saturday-level bus schedules; modified subway and Commuter Rail service)MBTA Issues Service Revision Effective Monday, April 6 (updated Apr. 3, 2020)Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-095Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 EmergencyMoratorium on non-essential evictions (residential and small-business premises) and foreclosuresGeneral Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker)MassachusettsStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MA-052Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 EmergencyGeneral Court (Legislature); approved by the GovernorMassachusettsStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-13-072Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 EmergencyMassachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-14-052Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergencyMassachusetts General Court (H.4647)MassachusettsStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-128COVID-19 Order of April 21, 2020 extending the closure of schools and non-emergency child care through the end of the school year (reported as Order No. 27 (schools) and No. 28 (child care))Extension of school and child-care closures through the end of the 2019-2020 school year (June 29, 2020 for child care)Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateApr. 21, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-013COVID-19 Order No. 27Order Extending the Closure of Non-Emergency Child Care Programs (to June 29, 2020)Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateApr. 21, 20202020 Q2Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MA-014COVID-19 Order No. 28Order Extending the Temporary Closure of All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools (for the remainder of the 2019-20 school…Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateApr. 21, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-039Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020An Act providing for virtual notarization to address challenges related to COVID-19Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusetts (General Court)StateApr. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-116Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19Virtual notarization by electronic video conferencing during the state of emergencyGeneral Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker)MassachusettsStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-12-049Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19General Court of MassachusettsMassachusettsStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-14-053Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020An Act providing for virtual notarization to address challenges related to COVID-19Massachusetts General Court (S.2645)MassachusettsStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MA-022COVID-19 Order No. 41Order Authorizing the Reopening of Child Care Programs and Rescinding Eight COVID-19 OrdersGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJune 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058MBTA updated boarding protocols and resumption of standard fare collection effective July 20, 2020 (end of rear-door-only boarding instituted in March 2020; face coverings and operator-area distancing continue)Updated Boarding Protocols, Standard Fare Collection (effective Monday, July 20, 2020)Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityStateJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-026COVID-19 Order No. 48 (Aug. 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-028; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Amending the Administration of Penalties Issued Pursuant to Certain COVID-19 OrdersGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateAug. 18, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read

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