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Ex. MT-085County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rulesLewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health OfficerLewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MS-010Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act (S.B. 3049, 2020)Immunity from suit for COVID-19 exposure claims conditioned on a good-faith attempt to follow applicable public health guidance; premises…Legislature of Mississippi; approved by Governor Tate Reeves July 8, 2020MississippiStateJuly 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-002Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-023Executive Order to implement the necessary closure of governmental and private sector operations in order to combat the effects of…Governor Wanda Vazquez GarcedPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialMar. 15, 2020Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00437-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)MaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-00663 O.S. 683.9 (text effective Nov. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2025)Emergency Powers and Duties of GovernorOklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003)OklahomaStateNov. 1, 20092020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSupply chainStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-007City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public SchoolsCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-NYC-002Emergency Executive Order No. 99Cancellation of gatherings over 500; 50 percent occupancy and seating cap on all gathering placesMayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-031Letter to Credit Unions 20-CU-03Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19NCUAUnited States; National Credit Union Administration (federal)FederalMar. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied onEmergency Management Act: definition of 'disaster' (including 'epidemic'); proclamation of a state of emergency and additional powers of the…West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateFeb. 23, 20232020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-048Executive Order 2020-08Restaurants and other public establishments with an approved occupancy of fifty or more to limit maximum occupancy to fifty personsMayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-017Emergency Order for Control of Pandemic (food service establishments, entertainment venues and physical fitness centers)Occupancy load of every food service establishment, entertainment venue and physical fitness center reduced by 50 percent, March 16 to April…Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health OfficerOakland County, MichiganCountyMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-002Order Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 50 or More PeopleCountywide moratorium on mass gatherings of 50 or more people to mitigate the spread of COVID-19Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County)Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-052Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021)Milwaukee County Administrative Orders on COVID-19 (index page as captured Nov. 23, 2021)Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services)Milwaukee County, WisconsinCountyMar. 16, 2020Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-043Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-TPA-035Order No. 2020-03 (closure of places of public assemblage to large events; reduced occupancy; alcohol hours)An Order of the Mayor Initiating Certain Emergency Powers... Closure of Places of Public Assemblage and Regulation of the Sale and…Mayor Rick KrisemanCity of St. Petersburg, FloridaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-059Casino closure directive (March 2020) and reopening standards (May 2020)Closure of licensed casinos and reopening under Gaming Commission and CDC conditions from May 21, 2020Mississippi Gaming Commission (Executive Director Allen Godfrey)MississippiSector regulatorMay 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-060City of Jackson COVID-19 Executive Orders (compilation, 102 pages): Proclamation of Civil Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020); Proclamation of Executive Order Requiring Individuals to Stay at Home, Barring Non-Essential Business (Mar. 31, 2020; effective Apr. 3 - Apr. 17, 2020; continued Apr. 16 and Apr. 30, 2020 to May 15); Stay Safe Jackson Executive Order (effective May 16, 2020); Amended (June 4, 2020) and Second Amended Stay Safe Jackson (effective July 2, 2020); Mayoral Curfew Orders (effective Aug. 12 and Aug. 19, 2020); Proclamations closing City Hall and requiring non-essential City employees to work remotely (Dec. 19, 2020 - Jan. 6, 2021; Jan. 7 - Jan. 21; Jan. 22 - Feb. 12, 2021; Dec. 29, 2021 - Jan. 5, 2022); Safe Recovery Jackson Executive Order (effective May 10, 2021) and Amended Safe Recovery Jackson Executive Order (effective May 24, 2021); City employee face-covering-or-vaccination Executive Orders (effective Aug. 16, 2021; amended effective Aug. 23, 2021; amended effective Sept. 20, 2021)COVID-19 Executive Orders, City of JacksonMayor Chokwe Antar LumumbaCity of Jackson, Mississippi (Hinds County)CityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. NM-003Amended Public Health Emergency Order Limiting Mass Gatherings and Implementing Other Restrictions Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 16, 2020)Public Health Emergency Order Limiting Mass Gatherings and Implementing Other Restrictions Due to COVID-19Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. KunkelNew MexicoStateMar. 16, 2020Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. NM-077K-12 public school closure (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 16 through Apr. 3; extended Mar. 27, 2020 through the end of the 2019-20 school year) and PED 'Reentry Guidance' (June 20, 2020) and 'COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools' (2021-22)School closure orders and PED reentry instrumentsGovernor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Public Education Secretary Ryan StewartNew MexicoStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-047Industry Notice 2020-18Restrictions on Operations during COVID-19 OutbreakNevada Gaming Control Board (Chairwoman Sandra Douglass Morgan)NevadaSector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-002Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner, Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Order of Public Health Emergency One (Mar. 17, 2020), as amended Mar. 20, 2020Amended Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner Declaration of Public Health EmergencyGovernor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-025Resources for Licensees during COVID-19 Outbreak (Board for Barbers and Cosmetology page, Mar. 23, 2020)Board for Barbers and Cosmetology - Resources for Licensees during COVID-19 OutbreakBoard for Barbers and Cosmetology, DPORVirginia; Board for Barbers and Cosmetology (DPOR)Sector regulatorMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-033COVID-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers (U.S. and Canada test centers closed through Apr. 30, 2020; Notices to Schedule expiring Apr. 1-June 30, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; conditional-credit extensions recommended to boards)Covid-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing CentersNASBA, AICPA, Prometric and the Boards of AccountancyAll States; National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (with the AICPA and Prometric, on behalf of the 55 boards of accountancy)Sector regulatorMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021)Coronavirus Update--ARE 5.0 (updated Feb. 3-4, 2021)NCARBAll States; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (council of the 55 architectural licensing boards; administers the Architect Registration Examination)Sector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-AK-013Web guidance, 'Preventing the Spread of COVID-19: Guidance for Food Establishments' (Food Worker and Establishment Guidance on COVID-19)Preventing the Spread of COVID-19: Guidance for Food EstablishmentsAlaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health, Food Safety and Sanitation ProgramAlaskaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read