| Ex. MT-052 | Order 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, 2020 | John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone | Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty | Nov. 19, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-084 | Order 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 amended | Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments) | Cascade County, MontanaCounty | Nov. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-053 | Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer December 10, 2020Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer, December 10, 2020 | John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone | Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty | Dec. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-070 | Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order)Cascade City-County Board of Health Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 | Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer) | Cascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCounty | Jan. 6, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-054 | Order of Health Officer January 7, 2021 (rescinding all prior local public health officer orders)Order of Health Officer, January 7, 2021 | John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone | Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty | Jan. 7, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Other | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-039 | Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 by modifying state laws to address the consequences of COVID (Jan. 14, 2021)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 by modifying state laws to address the consequences of COVID | Governor Greg Gianforte | MontanaState | Jan. 14, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesSupply chainOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-080 | Missoula County bar and restaurant restrictions: 50 percent capacity and eight per table (October 2020); 10 p.m. closing (December 2020); Board revision of Jan. 21, 2021 (effective Jan. 22, 2021: capacity cap removed, 2 a.m. closing, eight per table, table service only, six-foot spacing, gaming machines spaced, masks except while eating or drinking)Missoula City-County Board of Health bar and restaurant rules, October 2020 to February 2021 | Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer | Missoula County, MontanaCounty | Jan. 21, 2021 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. DUT-MT-013 | Mont. 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, 2021 | MontanaState | Feb. 10, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MT-016 | Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1608 (SB 65 sec. 8)Limitation on requirements | Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021 | MontanaState | Feb. 10, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-087 | Senate 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 protections | Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, signed by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021 | MontanaState | Feb. 10, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Workplace rulesOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. DUT-MT-027 | Directive 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; Businesses | Governor Greg Gianforte | MontanaState | Feb. 12, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-021 | Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 | Governor Greg Gianforte | MontanaState | Feb. 12, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Telework mandateHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-081 | Board of Health revision of COVID-19 mitigation requirements (Feb. 18, 2021): mask mandate retained; event capacities raised from 25 to 50 indoor and 100 outdoor; general business capacity limits removed except where needed for distancing; fitness facilities, pools, worship, personal care, restaurants and bars permitted with modificationsMissoula City-County Board of Health revision of Feb. 18, 2021 | Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer | Missoula County, MontanaCounty | Feb. 18, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-073 | Mont. 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) | MontanaState | May 7, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Events and venuesVaccination or testingOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-077 | Phase Two reopening emergency rule (bars, restaurants, casinos, breweries and distilleries closing at 10 p.m.; 50 percent capacity), as amended April 2021 (eight per table; bar-stool spacing 3 feet), and Board action removing the enforcement mechanism of the Quarantine and Isolation Rule and the nursing-home visitation rules (April 2021)Gallatin City-County Board of Health Phase Two reopening rule and April 2021 amendments | Gallatin City-County Board of Health | Gallatin County, MontanaCounty | Apr. 19, 2021 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolation | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. SEC-01-081 | House Bill 702 (2021)An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport | Montana Legislature (Governor Greg Gianforte signed) | MontanaState | May 7, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testingOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-27-014 | House 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 Gianforte | MontanaState | May 7, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testingOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-041 | Supervisory Memorandum and Order Rescinding Proclamation (branch closure Proclamations of Mar. 13, 2020 and Jan. 15, 2021)Supervisory Memorandum to Montana State-Chartered Banks and Credit Unions: Proclamation Rescinded; Order Rescinding Proclamation | Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions, Commissioner Melanie G. Hall | MontanaSector regulator | July 12, 2021 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationOther | Primary source read | |