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Ex. NE-100Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40Emergency Management Act; Governor; powers and dutiesNebraska LegislatureNebraskaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-08-040Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020)Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration RequirementsGovernor AbbottTexasStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-14-GM-010Texas Real Estate Commission and Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, waiver of all renewal and application deadlines through July 31, 2020 'based on approval by Governor Greg Abbott' (page dated July 21, 2020)Real estate licensing examinations (Pearson VUE and PSI test centers)State real estate commissions and their testing vendorsevery State (Texas verified), ALL (TX VERIFIED)OrganizerJuly 21, 20202020 Q3Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. WV-001Proclamation (State of Emergency)A Proclamation by the Governor declaring a State of Emergency in all fifty-five countiesGovernor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-072DLLC, Governor's Executive Order 2020-34 Guidance (Requirements for Restaurants and Bars providing dine-in services)Executive Order 2020-34 Guidance: requirements for restaurants and bars providing dine-in servicesArizona Department of Liquor Licenses and ControlArizona (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorMay 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-001Executive Order N-36-20Executive Order on State Prisons and Juvenile Facilities (suspension of intake into CDCR and DJJ for 30 days; parole hearings by…Governor Gavin NewsomCalifornia (Governor; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Board of Parole Hearings); State levelStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-047NMCD release, 'Extension of visitation changes' (Apr. 28, 2020)Suspension of in-person visitation and volunteer entry into facilities extended, in alignment with the Governor's Public Health Order and…New Mexico Corrections DepartmentNew Mexico Corrections Department; State levelStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-066TDCJ Visitation Alert of Mar. 13, 2020Visitation temporarily suspended at all TDCJ facilities statewide until further notice, 'in accordance with Governor Abbott's declaration'Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Executive Director Bryan Collier)Texas Department of Criminal Justice; State levelStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-076Executive Order N-40-20Executive Order N-40-20 (relief to businesses; deadline extensions; DMV in-person transactions)Governor Gavin NewsomCalifornia (Governor; Department of Motor Vehicles; Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; Bureau of Gambling Control; Department of Consumer Affairs; Department of Tax and Fee Administration)StateMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-008Industry Notice 2020-52Notice of Governor Sisolak's Emergency Directive 027 (bar closures in seven counties; implementation guidance)Nevada Gaming Control BoardNevada Gaming Control Board (State gaming regulator)Sector regulatorJuly 10, 20202020 Q3Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-100Bulletin 2020-04Emergency Measures to Address and to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus): implementation of the Governor's telehealth orderGary D. Anderson, Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts; Division of InsuranceSector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-139Executive Order 2020-07Order directing the Commonwealth Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office, through the CNMI COVID-19 Task Force, in partnership…Governor Ralph DLG. TorresCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - GovernorTerritorialApr. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-149Release: Temporary Restrictions Lifted; CNMI Returns to Community Vulnerability Level BLUETemporary Restrictions Lifted; CNMI Returns to Community Vulnerability Level BLUE (September 6, 2020)Governor Ralph DLG. TorresCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - GovernorTerritorialSept. 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-AL-011Ala. Code § 31-9-6(1)Powers and duties of Governor with respect to emergency managementLegislature of Alabama (Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955, Code of Alabama 1975, Title 31, chapter 9, article 1)AlabamaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-013Ala. Code § 31-9-13Orders, rules and regulations of Governor -- Effect; distributionLegislature of Alabama (Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955)AlabamaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-001Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-110, Study and prevention of diseasesArk. Code Ann. 20-7-110. Study and prevention of diseases (State Board of Health: general supervision and control; direction and control of…General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1895, No. 152; Acts 1913, No. 96, sec. 5)ArkansasStateMar. 19, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-006Statute: Government Code sections 8625-8629 (Emergency Services Act, Article 13, State of Emergency)Government Code sections 8625-8629: proclamation of a state of emergency; the Governor's complete authority over State agencies and the…California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)CaliforniaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ID-009Idaho Code section 46-601 (text as in force March 2020 through May 9, 2021)Governor's authority: state of extreme emergency; police power; rules, regulations and ordersIdaho Legislature (Idaho Code tit. 46, ch. 6)IdahoStateJune 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-020Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part)Laura Kelly, Governor of the State of Kansas, v. Legislative Coordinating Council, et al.Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam)KansasCourtApr. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KY-017KRS 39A.100Emergency powers of Governor and local chief executive officersKentucky General Assembly (KRS ch. 39A)KentuckyStateApr. 3, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-001G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public healthGeneral Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00122 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties)Title 22, Chapter 250: Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)MaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-008Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-104General authority of governorMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 10, ch. 3)MontanaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-008Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved)Emergency Management Act; Governor; powers and dutiesNebraska LegislatureNebraskaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-004NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-5 (Declaring a state of public health emergency) and 12-10A-6 (Special powers during a public health emergency)Public Health Emergency Response Act: the Governor's declaration, the Secretary of Health's coordination of the response, and the special…Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act)New MexicoStateMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chainStanding dutyPrimary source read