| Ex. MET-BOS-095 | MBTA reminder: face coverings required on all MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms regardless of vaccination status; refusal grounds for denial of boarding or removalReminder: Face Coverings Are Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations, Platforms (posted May 14, 2021) | MBTA (applying the CDC conveyance mask order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025, and TSA security directives) | Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator | May 14, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-068 | 603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, as most recently amended May 25, 2021 (current official text, including 27.08 as amended March 5 and May 25, 2021)603 CMR 27.08 as amended: Commissioner's authority to require in-person instruction and to determine that hybrid and remote models no longer… | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner; State levelState | May 25, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-028 | Governor'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. Baker | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-049 | Governor'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 Commonwealth | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-090 | ABCC Advisory Regarding the End of COVID-Related RestrictionsAdvisory Regarding the End of COVID-Related Restrictions (issued May 20, 2021) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitAlcohol and barsOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-037 | Commission vote of May 26, 2021: MGC Votes to Rescind COVID-19-Related Orders for Gaming Establishments, Horse Racing and Simulcasting FacilitiesRescission, effective 12:01 a.m. May 29, 2021, of the June 23, 2020, October 8, 2020 and March 11, 2021 orders, on conditions (compliance… | Massachusetts Gaming Commission | Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulator | May 26, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Workplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-029 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved)DPH face-covering order for health care facilities and board-licensed practice locations, congregate care, shelters, houses of correction… | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-050 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain SettingsOrder Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009 | Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021, An Act providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leaveCOVID-19 Massachusetts emergency paid sick leave: every employer shall provide up to 40 hours of paid leave for COVID-19 illness… | Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Baker May 28, 2021 | Massachusetts; General Court (program administered by the Executive Office for Administration and Finance; Department of Family and Medical Leave)State | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-031 | Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021, s. 10 (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009; cross-reference, not re-saved); Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2021 (extension; Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-042)An Act Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave | General Court; approved by the Governor (emergency law) | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-030 | COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (June 14, 2021) (library exhibit MA-054; cross-reference, not re-saved)Reissuance of fourteen public health emergency orders under the May 28, 2021 declaration (EMS continuity; long-term care control; face… | Commissioner of Public Health, with the authorization of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the approval of the Governor | MassachusettsState | June 14, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | 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. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-040 | Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021An Act relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency | Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker | Massachusetts (General Court)State | June 16, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Courts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-053 | Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency | General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor | MassachusettsState | June 16, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-13-074 | Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency | Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | June 16, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Courts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-064 | Emergency Order Revoking and Replacing Moratorium on Eviction EnforcementCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Revoking and Replacing Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement | Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health | City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity | June 17, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-080 | Supreme Judicial Court Seventh Updated Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (entered July 1, 2021, effective July 12, 2021; amended Dec. 31, 2021 and Jan. 24, 2022)Q3 2021 court-operations order: end of Phase 3 jury-trial limits on July 9, 2021 but continued COVID-19 provisions, including six-person… | Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts | Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)Court | July 1, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Gathering capCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-083 | Public Health Advisory: Provincetown Residents and Visitors Urged to Take Precautions Due to Uptick of COVID-19 CasesPublic Health Advisory, July 19, 2021 | Provincetown Select Board, Provincetown Board of Health and Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment | Town of Provincetown and Barnstable County, MassachusettsCounty | July 19, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-02-GM-008 | Organizer noticeASCRS Annual Meeting (cataract and refractive surgery; ophthalmic device exhibition) | American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery | Boston, MAOrganizer | July 19, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Organizer notice | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-116 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-3Retail pharmacies with LTCF or ALR contracts may provide COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care facilities and assisted living residences… | Margret R. Cooke, Acting Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health | Massachusetts - Department of Public Health (State health department)State | July 30, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingSupply chain | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-073 | Advisory Regarding Face Coverings and Cloth Masks (updated July 30, 2021)DPH mask advisory for vaccinated and unvaccinated residents | Department of Public Health | MassachusettsState | July 30, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-067 | COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-4Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding the requirement for nursing home personnel to be vaccinated against COVID-19 | Acting Commissioner of Public Health Margret R. Cooke, with Public Health Council authorization (June 9, 2021) and the Governor's approval | MassachusettsState | Aug. 4, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-131 | Executive Orders Regarding Mandatory Face Coverings for Employees and for Visitors in all municipal buildingsCity of Worcester to Require Masks in Municipal Buildings (worcesterma.gov, August 10, 2021) | City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr. | City of Worcester, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 10, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-070 | 101 CMR 23.00COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff at Certain Agency Facilities (emergency regulation) | Executive Office of Health and Human Services (emergency regulation) | MassachusettsState | Aug. 13, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-068 | Executive Order No. 595Implementing a Requirement for COVID-19 Vaccination for the Commonwealth's Executive Department Employees | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Aug. 19, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |