| Ex. MET-BOS-009 | Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Updates to the Commonwealth's Safety Standards for RestaurantsThe Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Updates to the Commonwealth's Safety Standards for Restaurants | Licensing Board for the City of Boston | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Sept. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-025 | Temporary Emergency Order Regarding Restaurant OperationsTemporary Emergency Order Regarding Restaurant Operations (September 25, 2020) | Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager | City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity | Sept. 25, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-007 | 603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, including 27.08 (Health and Safety Standards during a State of Emergency or Other Exigent Circumstances), as amended through February 23, 2021 (Wayback capture of February 26, 2021)603 CMR 27.08: Commissioner to issue health and safety requirements; every district to submit a plan prioritizing in-person instruction with… | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (regulation); Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (requirements issued under 27.08) | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState | Feb. 23, 2021 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-066 | Memorandum on the adoption of 603 CMR 27.08 (Board meeting of September 29, 2020, item 4, with tracked text and public comment)Permanent adoption of 603 CMR 27.08 (Health and Safety Standards during a State of Emergency) after its emergency adoption for the 2020-21… | Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (memorandum to the Board); Board vote of September 29, 2020 | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState | Sept. 29, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Schools and child careWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-032 | COVID-19 Order No. 52Phase III, Step 2 Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Sept. 29, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-084 | ABCC Advisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar ServiceAdvisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar Service (issued October 13, 2020) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Oct. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-059 | Emergency Order Requiring Testing in Schools for In-Person LearningCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Requiring Testing in Schools for In-Person Learning | Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health | City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity | Nov. 2, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-086 | ABCC Updated Advisory Regarding Mandatory Closing Period for Retail Alcohol Licensees and Easing of Certain Annual Renewal RequirementsUpdated Advisory Regarding Mandatory Closing Period for Retail Alcohol Licensees and Easing of Certain Annual Renewal Requirements (issued… | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Nov. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Context (guidance or announcement)Curfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-033 | COVID-19 Order No. 53Order Requiring Early Closing for Certain Businesses and Activities, Limiting Hours for Alcohol and Adult Use Cannabis Sales, and Modifying… | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Nov. 2, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-034 | COVID-19 Order No. 54Revised Order Further Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Nov. 2, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-038 | COVID-19 Order No. 57Further Revised Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 54) | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Dec. 8, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-010 | Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston (the Boston 'modified Phase 2 Step 2' rollback)Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Dec. 14, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-016 | City of Boston announcement extending the modified Phase 2 Step 2 restrictions for at least three more weeksModified Phase 2, Step 2 of reopening plan extended in Boston (boston.gov, January 5, 2021) | Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing continuation of the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020) | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Jan. 5, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-042 | COVID-19 Order No. 62Order Further Extending Application of Additional Capacity Restrictions to Statewide COVID-19 Safety Rules and Rescinding Early Closing… | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Jan. 21, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-088 | ABCC Advisory Regarding Increasing Retailers' Capacity Limit to Forty PercentAdvisory Regarding Increasing Retailers' Capacity Limit to Forty Percent (issued February 5, 2021; effective February 8, 2021) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Feb. 5, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-043 | COVID-19 Order No. 63 (with the March 18, 2021 Appendix effective March 22, 2021)Further Revised Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 57) | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Feb. 4, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-089 | ABCC Advisory Regarding the Lifting of the 40% Cap on Seating CapacityAdvisory Regarding the Lifting of the 40% Cap on Seating Capacity (issued February 26, 2021; effective March 1, 2021) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Feb. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-012 | Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Changes to Restaurant Capacity RestrictionsThe Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Changes to Restaurant Capacity Restrictions | Licensing Board for the City of Boston | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Mar. 1, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-047 | Memorandum on proposed amendments to 603 CMR 27.08 (Board meeting of March 5, 2021, item 1b, with strikethrough text)Board's March 5, 2021 emergency amendment authorizing the Commissioner to determine when hybrid and remote learning models no longer count… | Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (memorandum to the Board) | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState | Mar. 5, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Schools and child careOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-018 | City of Boston announcement: modified Phase 4, Step 1 effective March 22, 2021Mayor Walsh announces Boston to move into modified Phase 4, Step 1 of the Massachusetts Reopening Plan (boston.gov, March 19, 2021) | Mayor Martin J. Walsh | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Mar. 19, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-061 | Emergency Order Advancing to Limited Phase IV, Step I OperationsCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Advancing to Limited Phase IV, Step I Operations | Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress) | City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 30, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules | 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. 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. 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. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-048 | Minutes of the Board's special meeting of August 24, 2021 (vote authorizing the Commissioner to require face coverings in public schools)Board vote authorizing the Commissioner to require masks for all students age five and older and all staff in public schools through at… | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (special meeting of August 24, 2021) | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState | Aug. 24, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |