| 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. MET-BOS-063 | Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate (indoor public mask mandate)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate | Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human Services) | City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 19, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | 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 | |
| Ex. ECO-B-149 | DESE mask requirement for all public school students (age 5+) and staff, August 25, 2021Massachusetts public school mask requirement, 2021-22 (ended Feb. 28, 2022) | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Commissioner, under Board vote of Aug. 24, 2021) | MassachusettsState | Aug. 25, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-071 | Implementation of DESE Mask RequirementDESE mask requirement for public school students and staff, 2021-22 school year | Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's August 24, 2021 vote | MassachusettsState | Aug. 25, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-15-081 | DESE mask requirement for all public K-12 students, staff and visitors for 2021-22 (issued Aug. 25, 2021; extended Sept. 27, Oct. 26, 2021 and Jan. 10, 2022)DESE universal mask requirement (Aug. 25, 2021) | Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under authority voted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Aug. 24, 2021 | MassachusettsSector regulator | Aug. 25, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-013 | Order Requiring Face Coverings in the City of BostonOrder Requiring Face Coverings in the City of Boston | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 20, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-014 | Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Updated COVID-19 Operational ProtocolsThe Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Updated COVID-19 Operational Protocols | Licensing Board for the City of Boston (under Acting Mayor Kim Janey) | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 23, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-019 | City of Boston announcement of the indoor mask mandate and Five-Point Plan for the Delta VariantMayor Janey announces indoor mask mandate for City of Boston (boston.gov, August 20, 2021) | Acting Mayor Kim Janey (announcing the BPHC order of Aug. 20, 2021) | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 20, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementVaccination or testing | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-150 | Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: masks mandated indoors in businesses, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice poster)MASK REQUIRED even if you are vaccinated... Masks are mandated indoors by order of the Brookline Department of Public Health, Effective… | Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public Health | Town of Brookline (Norfolk County), MassachusettsCity | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-151 | Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: face coverings mandatory in all common areas in buildings, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice)By order of the Brookline Department of Public Health, FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY IN ALL COMMON AREAS in buildings. All adults and… | Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public Health | Town of Brookline, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-040 | Temporary Order Establishing an Eviction Moratorium in the City of BostonTemporary Order Establishing an Eviction Moratorium in the City of Boston | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 31, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-036 | Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks in Indoor Public Places (original order effective September 3, 2021; amended September 15, 2021)Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks in Indoor Public Places, Amended on September 15, 2021 | Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager | City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity | Sept. 15, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-130 | Two Emergency Orders: (1) Mandating Face Coverings in Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; (2) Requiring Employers to Report Positive Cases in the WorkplaceCity of Worcester Enacts Two Emergency Orders: Mask Mandate in All Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; Order for Employers to… | Medical Director Michael P. Hirsh, M.D., Worcester Division of Public Health (City of Worcester) | City of Worcester (Worcester County), MassachusettsCity | Sept. 3, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-066 | Emergency Order Extending Moratorium on Eviction EnforcementCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Extending Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement | Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health | City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity | Sept. 9, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-111 | Chelsea Board of Health Indoor Mask Mandate for all Indoor Public Spaces (POST-PERIOD)Board of Health Implements Mask Mandate for all Indoor Public Spaces (chelseama.gov, December 1, 2021) | Chelsea Board of Health | City of Chelsea, MassachusettsCity | Dec. 1, 2021 | | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-004 | G.L. c. 111, s. 31Health regulations of boards of health; publication as notice to all persons; penalty | General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |