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Ex. MT-038Governor's letter to the Association of Montana Public Health Officials (AMPHO) clarifying the Phase Two 50-person gathering limitationLetter to AMPHO, September 4, 2020 (Phase Two gathering limitation does not apply to school-related or youth activities)Governor Steve BullockMontanaStateSept. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-048Order of Health Officer October 12, 2020 (12:30 a.m. close for bars and restaurants; 25-person gathering cap; masks and distancing required)Order of Health Officer, October 12, 2020John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyOct. 12, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-052Order of Health Officer November 19, 2020 (25-person cap; 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. closure of all places of assembly; 50 percent capacity; congregate care order continued)Order of Health Officer, November 19, 2020John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyNov. 19, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-084Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeksCascade City-County Health Officer Order of November 20, 2020, as continued and amendedTrisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments)Cascade County, MontanaCountyNov. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-060Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 ProtocolsUpdated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols, December 21, 2020Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of MontanaMontana (statewide judiciary)CourtDec. 21, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-026Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-020)Directive of January 13, 2021: Public Gatherings; Businesses; Schools; General Masking RequirementsGovernor Greg GianforteMontanaStateJan. 13, 20212021 Q1Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MT-020Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021Governor Greg GianforteMontanaStateJan. 13, 20212021 Q1Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-013Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1602 (SB 65 sec. 2)Liability (COVID-19 civil liability protection)Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, approved by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-014Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1606 (SB 65 sec. 6)Affirmative defense -- reasonable measures consistent with regulations, orders, and public health guidanceMontana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-015Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1601 (SB 65 sec. 1)Definitions ('public health guidance'; 'person'; 'premises'; 'personal protective equipment')Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MT-087Senate Bill 65 (2021): COVID-19 civil liability protections for businesses, health care providers, nonprofit organizations and places of worship that take measures to protect individuals from COVID-19 and follow public health guidanceSenate Bill No. 65 (2021), COVID-19 liability protectionsMontana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, signed by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MT-027Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-021)Directive of February 12, 2021: General Masking; Phased Reopening no longer in force; Public Gatherings; BusinessesGovernor Greg GianforteMontanaStateFeb. 12, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-021Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021Governor Greg GianforteMontanaStateFeb. 12, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-005Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118Powers and duties of local health officersMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2)MontanaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MT-073Mont. 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)MontanaStateMay 7, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Events and venuesVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-030Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312 (cross-reference to Ex. MT-072)Discrimination based on vaccination status or possession of immunity passport prohibited -- definitionsMontana Legislature (67th), House Bill 702, Ch. 418, L. 2021, approved May 7, 2021MontanaStateMay 7, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MT-072House Bill 702 (2021), An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport, codified at Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312. Discrimination based on vaccination status or possession of immunity passport prohibited -- definitions (En. Sec.…Montana Legislature (67th), HB 702, approved by Governor Gianforte May 7, 2021; 2021 Mont. Laws ch. 418MontanaStateMay 7, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-01-081House Bill 702 (2021)An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity PassportMontana Legislature (Governor Greg Gianforte signed)MontanaStateMay 7, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-27-014House Bill 702 (2021), An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport, codified as Mont. Code Ann. sec. 49-2-312Unlawful discriminatory practice for a person or governmental entity to refuse services, goods, facilities, educational opportunities or…Montana Legislature (House Bill 702, 67th Legislature), approved by Governor GianforteMontanaStateMay 7, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-019Stand Up Montana v. Missoula County Public Schools, 2023 MT 240, No. DA 23-0046 (Mont. Dec. 12, 2023)Opinion affirming summary judgment for the Missoula County school districts on the substantive due process challenge to their 2021-22 mask…Supreme Court of Montana (Gustafson, J.)MontanaCourtDec. 12, 2023Standing dutyFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-010Mont. Code Ann. 50-71-201Employer to provide safe workplace and to purchase, furnish, and require use of health and safety items -- safe practicesMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 71)MontanaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-011Mont. Code Ann. 50-71-202Employer to provide and maintain safe place of employmentMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 71)MontanaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-012Mont. Code Ann. 39-71-1504Safety programs -- educational activitiesMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 39, ch. 71, part 15, Montana Safety Culture Act)MontanaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-017Mont. Code Ann. 50-50-105Diseased person not to handle foodMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 50, Food Establishments)MontanaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read

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