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Ex. MD-033Order of the Governor (Mar. 13, 2020), Expanding Child Care AccessExpanding Child Care AccessGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMar. 13, 2020Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-008Mecklenburg County and City of Charlotte Joint Proclamation of a State of EmergencyJoint Proclamation of a State of Emergency (COVID-19)George Dunlap, Chair, Board of County Commissioners, and Vi Alexander Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte, with the six town mayorsMecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill and PinevilleCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAN-002Order of the Health Officer (Mar. 12, 2020; effective Mar. 13, 2020); Amended Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations (Mar. 16, 2020; effective Mar. 17, 2020); Addendum (Mar. 17, 2020); Addendum 2 (Mar. 18, 2020); Addendum 3 (Mar. 23, 2020; effective Mar. 24, 2020) (County composite file)Order of the Health Officer and Emergency RegulationsWilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., Public Health Officer, County of San Diego; Emergency Regulations by Helen Robbins-Meyer, Director of Emergency ServicesSan Diego County, CaliforniaCountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-002Executive Order 2020-5Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closuresGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NH-001Executive Order 2020-04An order declaring a state of emergency due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Christopher T. SununuNew HampshireStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. RI-002Executive Order 20-03Supplemental Emergency Declaration (quarantine of international arrivals)Governor Gina M. RaimondoRhode IslandStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SC-001Executive Order No. 2020-08State of Emergency Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-004SEVP Broadcast Message 2003-01: COVID-19 and Potential Procedural Adaptations for F and M nonimmigrant studentsBroadcast Message: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Potential Procedural Adaptations for F and M nonimmigrant studentsU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)United StatesFederalMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WA-008Proclamation 20-12Higher education: prohibition on in-person classes at universities, colleges, technical schools and apprenticeship programsGovernor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AK-003COVID-19 Health Mandate 001Health Mandate 001 (visitation at State institutions; non-student-contact days at public schools)Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum (DHSS); Dr. Anne Zink (Chief Medical Officer)AlaskaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
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. ECO-C-138No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation, 85 Fed. Reg. 16628No Sail Order and Other Measures Related to Operations (cruise ships)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Director Robert R. Redfield)United StatesFederalMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Travel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-027CDC No Sail Order and Suspension of Further EmbarkationNo Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation, 85 Fed. Reg. 16628 (Mar. 24, 2020)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS (CDC Director)United States (all cruise ships in U.S. waters or intending to return; 250+ passenger capacity)FederalMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. NC-002Executive Order No. 117Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-06-001No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation (Mar. 14, 2020), published 85 Fed. Reg. 16628 (Mar. 24, 2020)No Sail Order and Suspension of Further EmbarkationCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human ServicesUnited States (cruise ships with capacity of 250 or more in U.S. waters or intending to return)FederalMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary 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. AGY-USCG-PORTS-009Temporary Final Rule, Safety Zone; COVID-19 NorCal Maritime 2020, San Francisco Bay, CA, 85 Fed. Reg. 15724 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Docket USCG-2020-0166)Safety Zone; COVID-19 NorCal Maritime 2020, San Francisco Bay, CACaptain of the Port Sector San Francisco, U.S. Coast GuardUnited States Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco; San Francisco Bay, CaliforniaFederalMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-042U.S. Maritime Advisory 2020-0062020-006-Global-Novel Coronavirus OutbreakMaritime Administration, Office of Maritime SecurityMaritime Administration; globalFederalMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary 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. 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. MT-003Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (school closure; nursing homes; social distancing; transportation; National Guard)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 Novel CoronavirusGovernor Steve BullockMontanaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. SD-002Executive Order 2020-05Non-essential State personnel to work remotely; work-related out-of-state travel prohibitedGovernor Kristi NoemSouth DakotaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Telework mandateTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-036Memorandum, Stop Movement for all Domestic Travel for DoD Components in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Mar. 13, 2020)Stop Movement for all Domestic Travel for DoD Components in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. NorquistDepartment of Defense (United States and territories)FederalMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary 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. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-051News release, 'Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island to Close Temporarily Starting March 16'Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island to Close Temporarily Starting March 16Superintendent, Statue of Liberty National MonumentStatue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island (NY/NJ)FederalMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read