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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-053Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer December 10, 2020Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer, December 10, 2020John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. MT-070Board 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, 2021Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer)Cascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCountyJan. 6, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. MT-054Order of Health Officer January 7, 2021 (rescinding all prior local public health officer orders)Order of Health Officer, January 7, 2021John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyJan. 7, 20212021 Q1OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-039Directive 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 COVIDGovernor Greg GianforteMontanaStateJan. 14, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-080Missoula 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 2021Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health OfficerMissoula County, MontanaCountyJan. 21, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
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-016Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1608 (SB 65 sec. 8)Limitation on requirementsMontana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingOtherPrimary 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. MT-081Board 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, 2021Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health OfficerMissoula County, MontanaCountyFeb. 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
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. MT-077Phase 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 amendmentsGallatin City-County Board of HealthGallatin County, MontanaCountyApr. 19, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
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. MT-041Supervisory 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 ProclamationMontana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions, Commissioner Melanie G. HallMontanaSector regulatorJuly 12, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read