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Ex. ME-090Council extension of the Stay at Home Emergency Order (vote of Apr. 27, 2020)Council Extends Stay at Home Emergency Order; Portland Updates Stay at Home Guidance Based on Governor Mills' April 28 AnnouncementPortland City CouncilPortland, MaineCityApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-031Order Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2... (January 29, 2021), then Phase III Step 1Order Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City…Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City ManagerCity of Cambridge, MassachusettsCityJan. 29, 20212021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-014Emergency Public Health Order in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic ('Working Together to Fight COVID-19')Emergency Epidemic Order continuing the requirements of the Governor's Executive Orders and the MDHHS orders within the county after In re…Wayne County Local Health Department (Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, Public Health Division), Carol Austerberry, Health OfficerWayne County, Michigan, excluding the City of DetroitCountyOct. 8, 20202020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-021Emergency Order (2020-07) for Control of PandemicRequired screening and social distancing measures at open businesses and operations subject to the Governor's Executive Order 2020-42…Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health OfficerOakland County, MichiganCountyApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-022Amended Emergency Order (2020-5) for Control of PandemicRequired screening and social distancing measures at open businesses and operations subject to the Governor's Executive Order 2020-21…Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health OfficerOakland County, MichiganCountyApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-029Emergency Order (2020-5) for Control of Pandemic (signed original)Required screening and social distancing measures at open businesses and operations subject to the Governor's Executive Order 2020-21Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health Officer (signed)Oakland County, MichiganCountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-035City of Dallas Emergency Regulations FAQ (revised Feb. 26, 2021)FAQ: Federal Orders, Governor's Executive Orders, County's Order Regarding Face Coverings, City of Dallas Emergency Regulations (rev. Feb.…City of Dallas (Office of Emergency Management)City of Dallas, TexasCityFeb. 26, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-097Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 21-1080 (Tex. June 30, 2023) (vacating the court of appeals' judgment and dissolving the temporary injunction)Supreme Court of Texas opinion in Abbott v. Jenkins (June 30, 2023)Supreme Court of Texas (Opinion by Justice Blacklock)Texas (Supreme Court of Texas)CourtJune 30, 2023Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-011Two-Week Pause on social activities, Nov. 11-25, 2020, applied to Multnomah County (restaurant indoor capacity 50 including staff, party size six; indoor activities capped at 50; telework directed; long-term care indoor visits halted; social gatherings six)As COVID-cases increase, officials call two-week pause to separate people during infectious periodGovernor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Chair Deborah Kafoury and Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines (County call to comply)Multnomah County, OregonCountyNov. 6, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAN-001Proclamation of Existence of a County-Wide Local Emergency and Declaration of Local Health Emergency (Feb. 14, 2020), reproduced in the County's COVID-19 After Action Report and Response Documents (Mar. 10, 2023)Proclamation of Existence of a County-Wide Local Emergency (Unincorporated and Incorporated Areas of San Diego County) and Request to the…Helen Robbins-Meyer, Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Emergency Services (Proclamation); Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., Public Health Officer (Declaration of Local Health Emergency); ratified by the Board of Supervisors Feb. 19, 2020San Diego County, CaliforniaCountyFeb. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-069In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the TROIn re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, No. 21-0687 (stay order)Supreme Court of TexasSupreme Court of TexasCourtAug. 15, 20212021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-071In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0720, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Fourth Court's August 19, 2021 orderIn re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, No. 21-0720 (stay order)Supreme Court of TexasSupreme Court of TexasCourtAug. 26, 20212021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MI-048Executive Order 2020-186Declaration of state of emergency and state of disaster related to the COVID-19 pandemicGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateSept. 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationPrimary 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. NC-005Executive Order No. 121Stay at Home Order and Strategic Directions for North Carolina in Response to Increasing COVID-19 CasesGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. NC-031Executive Order No. 224Implementing Measures to Address COVID-19 and Related VariantsGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateJuly 29, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. ND-076Executive Order 2021-05Termination of EOs 2020-05 (licensure), 2020-12, 12.1, 12.2 (workers' compensation), 2020-26 (PPE transfers), 2020-06.7 (Smart Restart…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateFeb. 22, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NH-014Emergency Order #29Temporary modification to executive branch deadlines and requirementsGovernor Christopher T. SununuNew HampshireStateApr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NH-069RSA 4:45 (text in force 2020 - June 24, 2021)State of Emergency Declaration; PowersNew Hampshire General CourtNew HampshireStateJuly 1, 20022020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. NJ-086Notice of Rule Waiver/Modification/Suspension pursuant to P.L. 2021, c. 103 (revised temporary waiver of N.J.A.C. 8:7-1.11, -1.12, -1.13 and -1.17)Continuation and modification of the continuing-education waiver for licensed health officers and registered environmental health…Commissioner of Health, with the approval of the GovernorNew JerseySector regulatorAug. 19, 20212021 Q3Quarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NM-075Executive Order 2020-013Order Directing Individuals Arriving in New Mexico by Air to Self-Isolate or Self-QuarantineGovernor Michelle Lujan GrishamNew MexicoStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
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-013Declaration of Emergency Directive 011Health care providers: licensing waivers, scope of practice, Crisis Standards of Care, immunitiesGovernor Steve SisolakNevadaStateApr. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. NV-038Declaration of Emergency Directive 044 (Transition to Local Control), Apr. 19, 2021, ss. 4, 5, 6Termination of statewide social distancing April 30, 2021; transition to county Local Plans May 1, 2021; Baseline Statewide Mitigation…Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateApr. 19, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NY-007Executive Order No. 202.17Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read

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