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Ex. DUT-MA-028Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-049; cross-reference, not re-saved)Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth (the 'modified public health emergency')Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-007StatuteGovernor's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: seizure and rationing, medical examination, testing and vaccination, isolation and…Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)MarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-131State employee vaccination-or-testing requirement announced July 30, 2021 ('Governor Polis to Require Regular Testing for all Unvaccinated State Employees'), effective September 20, 2021Regular testing for all unvaccinated State employeesGovernor Jared Polis (Division of Human Resources policy)ColoradoStateJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-077Announced expiry of the State of Emergency on August 15, 2021 and the Governor's reconsideration (August 2021)Leaders fear what could happen if Reeves ends state of emergency on Sunday as planned (Mississippi Today, Aug. 11, 2021)Governor Tate Reeves (reported by Mississippi Today)MississippiStateAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-059Governor's release, 'Gov. Sisolak: Nevada ready to resume limited medical and dental procedures'Phased resumption of medically necessary and dental procedures under strict guidelinesOffice of the Governor (Nevada Health Response)NevadaStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-02-060Order of the Governor No. 20-03-23-01, Various Health Care MattersVarious Health Care Matters (authorizing the Secretary of Health to direct cessation of elective and non-urgent procedures; health care…Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-04-065Governor's Aug. 18, 2021 vaccination protocols for nursing home and hospital staff (as reported by WBOC)Hogan Institutes Stricter Vaccine Protocols for Workers at Md. Nursing Homes, HospitalsGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. (announcement); Maryland Department of Health (implementing order)MarylandStateAug. 18, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-083Transcript, Governor Phil Scott and Dr. Mark Levine Discuss Delta, Vaccine Effectiveness and Pandemic Divisiveness at Weekly COVID-19 BriefingState-employee vaccination requirement (24/7 facilities from Sept. 1, 2021; all executive-branch employees attest-or-test-and-mask from…Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 8, 2021 press conference)VermontStateSept. 8, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AL-053Proclamation by the Governor extending the August 13, 2021 state public health emergencyExtension of the COVID-19 state public health emergency through 11:59 p.m. October 31, 2021 (post-period)Governor Kay IveyAlabamaStateOct. 8, 2021Emergency declarationHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. ID-062Governor's release: National Guard activated again; hundreds of new medical personnel directed to hospitalsGov. Little activates National Guard again, directs hundreds of new medical personnel to help Idaho hospitals overwhelmed with unvaccinated…Office of the Governor (press release)IdahoStateAug. 31, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. ID-067Governor's release: Idaho directs more aid to hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patientsIdaho directs more aid to hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patientsOffice of the Governor (press release)IdahoStateSept. 21, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MA-049Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the 'modified public health emergency')Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the CommonwealthGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MD-027Order of the Governor No. 21-03-09-02, Amending and Restating the Order of March 16, 2020 Relating to Various Health Care MattersAmending and Restating the Order of March 16, 2020 Relating to Various Health Care MattersGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMar. 9, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MD-030Order of the Governor No. 21-05-14-01, Amending and Restating the Order of May 12, 2021, Requiring Use of Face Coverings in Certain Circumstances (masks limited to transit, school buses, health care and schools; delegation order 20-04-05-02 rescinded)Amending and Restating the Order of May 12, 2021, Requiring Use of Face Coverings in Certain CircumstancesGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMay 14, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MD-070Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Relating to Various Health Care MattersRelating to Various Health Care MattersGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MS-055Press report (Mississippi Today, Nov. 11, 2021) of the Governor's announcement that the COVID-19 State of Emergency would expire November 20, 2021Gov. Tate Reeves announces COVID-19 state of emergency will expire on Nov. 20 (Mississippi Today, Nov. 11, 2021)Governor Tate Reeves (reported by Mississippi Today)MississippiOtherNov. 11, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ND-084Governor's release, 'Strain on hospitals reaches tipping point; leaders urge public to help reduce need for hospitalization' (Sept. 30, 2021)State and hospital leaders warn 'that hospital capacity in North Dakota is reaching critical levels' on the last day of the third quarter of…Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release, with chief medical officers of the State's largest hospitals)North DakotaStateSept. 30, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. VT-084Transcript, Governor Phil Scott Discusses Start of the School Year, Vaccines and Vermont Data at Weekly COVID-19 BriefingVaccine requirement for State employees in Corrections, the Veterans' Home and the State Psychiatric Hospital announced 'a few weeks ago'…Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the August 31, 2021 press conference)VermontStateAug. 31, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. VT-085Transcript, Governor Phil Scott Discusses Latest COVID-19 Trends at Weekly Press ConferenceAll State employees must be vaccinated or wear a mask and test, effective the week of September 15, 2021; every school but one has a masking…Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 21, 2021 press conference)VermontStateSept. 21, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AK-028HB 76, ch. 2, SLA 2021 (enrolled)An Act extending the January 15, 2021, governor's declaration of a public health disaster emergency...; approving and ratifying declarations…Alaska State Legislature (SCS CSHB 76(FIN) am S), signed by Governor Dunleavy Apr. 30, 2021AlaskaStateApr. 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensationBulletin implementing the Governor's suspension of the 10-day exposure-testing requirement for emergency responders' workers' compensation…Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' CompensationTexas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (statewide)CourtApr. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. CA-039State-employee vaccine verification and weekly testing policy (announced July 26, 2021)Governor's release: California Implements First-in-the-Nation Measures to Encourage State Employees and Health Care Workers to Get…Governor Gavin Newsom (announcement); California Department of Human Resources (policy)CaliforniaStateJuly 26, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-019Ho v. Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, L.L.C., 2021 OK 68, 507 P.3d 673, Case No. 119,752Opinion reversing dismissal of a nurse's wrongful-discharge action: the Governor's COVID-19 emergency orders expressed established Oklahoma…Supreme Court of Oklahoma (Kauger, J., for the Court)OklahomaCourtDec. 14, 20212020 Q2Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. NJ-053P.L. 2021, c. 103An Act concerning emergency health powers and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes (expiration and continuation of COVID-19…New Jersey Legislature (Assembly Bill No. 5820); approved by Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateJune 4, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. VA-005Order of Public Health Emergency TwoOrder of the Governor and State Health Commissioner, Order of Public Health Emergency Two (elective procedures)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersPrimary source read

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