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Ex. MET-PDX-045TriMet COVID-19 rider rules (page as updated July 18, 2020): face coverings required of all riders and employees (riders from May 15, staff from May 8, 2020); buses limited to 10-15 riders (moving to 19-24); seating restrictions; cash not accepted on buses; reduced service; essential trips onlyCOVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates: Masks required on transit; Face covering required on TriMetTriMet (mass transit district under ORS ch. 267), implementing OHA face-covering directionTri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet): Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas CountiesSector regulatorJuly 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-029Valley Metro COVID-19 rider face-covering requirement and service reductions (page 'COVID-19 updates: face coverings required')COVID-19 updates: face coverings requiredValley Metro (Boards of Directors) and Phoenix City Council (service actions)Maricopa County, Arizona (Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority; City of Phoenix Public Transit Department)Sector regulatorJuly 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-017Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20210216-026Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for business establishments; City…Mayor Steve AdlerCity of Austin, TexasCityFeb. 16, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-013Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20201215-021Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (gatherings over 10 prohibited; individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for…Mayor Steve AdlerCity of Austin, TexasCityDec. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-070Metro face-covering requirement for all riders on Metro buses and trains, effective Monday, May 11, 2020 (announcement of May 7, 2020)Metro to require use of face coverings by riders on Metro buses and trains beginning Monday, May 11Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), announced by The Source (Metro's official news site) May 7, 2020Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) system (buses and rail across Los Angeles County)Sector regulatorMay 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ID-048Mandatory Use of Face Coverings in Long-term Care Facilities in Idaho (notice to licensed facilities)Mandatory Use of Face Coverings in Long-term Care Facilities in IdahoIdaho Department of Health and Welfare (Division of Licensing and Certification)IdahoSector regulatorOct. 28, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-018Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66)In the Matter of the Full-On Premises Sales License Held By Central Pastime, LLC, dba Central Pastime, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and…Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.)OregonCourtAug. 6, 20252020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-001Emergency Order for Control of EpidemicEmergency Order for Control of Epidemic (face coverings; bars, restaurants and nightclubs; gatherings and events; workplace safeguards by…Detroit Health Department, Denise Fair, Chief Public Health OfficerCity of Detroit, MichiganCityOct. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary 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. PA-080Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (Section 14 immunity conformed to the Updated Face Coverings Order)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity ProtectionsGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-021Executive Order No. 54An Order Providing Local Governments with Authority Concerning Face CoveringsGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateJuly 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. IA-030Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (statewide mask requirement; gathering prohibitions; 10:00 p.m. closing; surgery limits)Proclamation requiring all people two or older to wear a mask indoors in public within six feet of others for 15 minutes or longer…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateNov. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-029Executive Order GA-34Relating to the opening of Texas in response to the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 2, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-007CDCR 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' chronology (as archived Apr. 30, 2020)Department-wide COVID-19 directives: cancellation of visiting and volunteer entries statewide; suspension of large-scale construction inside…California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Secretary Ralph Diaz) and CCHCSCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and California Correctional Health Care Services; State levelStateApr. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-075GoDurham COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 15, 2020)GoDurham COVID-19 Updates - fares suspended, rear-door boarding, riders required to wear face coverings; normal schedule resumed June 29…GoDurham (City of Durham transit)City of Durham (GoDurham)CityMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-TPA-082PSTA Coronavirus Response (fare suspension from Mar. 19, 2020; COVID-19 Service Reduction schedules from Mar. 29, 2020 and June 7/15, 2020; fixed-route service ending 10:00 p.m.; face-covering requirement)PSTA Coronavirus ResponsePinellas Suncoast Transit AuthorityPinellas County, Florida (Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, independent special district)CountyMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-016Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1608 (SB 65 sec. 8)Limitation on requirementsMontana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. GA-016Executive Order 04.13.20.02Regarding the use of face masks/coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-051Executive Order No. EO2020-009Revised Declaration and Order Regarding Face Coverings, Social Distancing, and COVID-19 Screening in County BuildingsCounty Executive Armond BudishCuyahoga County, OhioCountyDec. 31, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-070GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 8, 2020)GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates - fares suspended, rear-door boarding, face coverings required from June 22, 2020GoTriangleGoTriangle (Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority; Wake, Durham and Orange Counties)Sector regulatorJune 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MS-046Executive Order 1535Safe Recovery Order (winter re-tightening): gatherings 10 indoor/50 outdoor statewide; 75 percent business cap; restaurant terms; indoor…Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateDec. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. HI-006Fifth Supplementary ProclamationFifth Supplementary Proclamation implementing enhanced safe practices and an eviction moratoriumGovernor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateApr. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MS-049Executive Order 1542Safe Recovery Order and county face-covering mandate extended to February 3, 2021; Claiborne and Tunica added; Adams, Jefferson, Lawrence…Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateJan. 15, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-050Executive Order 1543Safe Recovery Order and county face-covering mandate extended to March 3, 2021; college and university outdoor stadium seating amendedGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateFeb. 3, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-033Executive Order No. 2021-12Modifying and Amending Emergency MeasuresGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 5, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationTelework mandateOtherPrimary source read

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