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Ex. ECO-C-035Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 providing for 14-day quarantine of travelers arriving in Montana from another State or country (described in the Governor's release of Mar. 30, 2020)Governor Bullock directs 14-day quarantine for travelers arriving in Montana from another state or countryGovernor Steve BullockMontanaStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MD-043Order of the Governor No. 20-04-29-01, Amending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care FacilitiesAmending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care FacilitiesGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateApr. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-009Delaware's Reopening, Phase 2 (June 15, 2020): General Guidance for Individuals and Businesses and Industry GuidanceDelaware's Reopening: Phase 2, June 15, 2020 (Governor John Carney; de.gov/economy)Governor John C. Carney (Office of the Governor, with the Division of Small Business and the Division of Public Health)DelawareStateJune 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-007StatuteGovernor's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: seizure and rationing, medical examination, testing and vaccination, isolation and…Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)MarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-001Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. UT-009The Governor's Coronavirus Directive for Utah, "Stay Safe, Stay Home", Updated April 10, 2020Directive to the State of Utah: Stay Safe, Stay Home (Updated April 10, 2020)Governor Gary R. HerbertUtahStateApr. 10, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. WY-010Governor DirectiveStatewide Directive for Individuals Arriving in Wyoming from Another State or Country to Self-QuarantineGovernor Mark GordonWyomingStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-019Governor's web page 'COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers' (as captured May 11, 2020)COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and WorkersOffice of the Governor (Jay Inslee)WashingtonStateMay 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. UT-004The Governor's Coronavirus Directive for Utah, "Stay Safe, Stay Home"Directive to the State of Utah: Stay Safe, Stay HomeGovernor Gary R. HerbertUtahStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary 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. DUT-WV-026Executive Order 40-20 (Week 5 of the Comeback), § 2 para. c (cross-reference to Ex. WV-034; not re-saved)Restaurants and bars permitted on-premises service only 'in accordance with the applicable guidelines for restaurants... A Guide to Safely…Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-27-024Report of the Higher Education Subcommittee, Reopen Connecticut (May 6, 2020; corrected version May 8, 2020)Framework of gating conditions for reopening Connecticut's colleges and universities (disease prevalence; testing supply and arrival testing…Office of Governor Ned Lamont, Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group, Higher Education Subcommittee (report to the Governor)ConnecticutStateMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-140CNMI COVID-19 Emergency Directives of 2020 (as of April 16, 2020)CNMI COVID-19 Emergency Directives of 2020 (consolidated)Governor Ralph DLG. Torres (through the COVID-19 Task Force and CHCC)Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor and Governor's COVID-19 Task ForceTerritorialApr. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-019Ho v. Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, L.L.C., 2021 OK 68, 507 P.3d 673, Case No. 119,752Opinion reversing dismissal of a nurse's wrongful-discharge action: the Governor's COVID-19 emergency orders expressed established Oklahoma…Supreme Court of Oklahoma (Kauger, J., for the Court)OklahomaCourtDec. 14, 20212020 Q2Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-024Executive Order 37-20, §§ 1 and 2 para. bb (cross-reference to Ex. WV-031; not re-saved)Fitness centers reopened on the condition that they 'must operate in accordance with any requirements, limitations, or restrictions...…Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-131Second Amended Executive Order No. 2020-04Declaration of State of Public Health Emergency and Continued Declaration of State of Significant Emergency Establishing Response…Governor Ralph DLG. TorresCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - GovernorTerritorialMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolationPrimary 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-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-AL-004Ala. Code ch. 22-12 (Quarantine)Quarantine: enforcement by the State, counties and municipalities; State authority paramount; proclamation of quarantine by the Governor or…Legislature of Alabama (Code of Alabama 1975, Title 22, chapter 12)AlabamaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-020Open Texas, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers (version archived May 12, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All EmployersGovernor Greg Abbott (Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas) with the Texas Department of State Health ServicesTexasStateMay 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-014Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase One), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelines (restaurants and beverage services, farmers markets, brick-and-mortar retail, fitness and exercise facilities, personal care and grooming, campgrounds, and others)Safer at Home: Phase One, Guidelines for All Business Sectors (Virginia Forward Phase One Business Sector Guidelines)Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of HealthVirginiaStateMay 8, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SLC-052Amended Public Health Order (Utah County), April 3, 2020Amended Public Health Order, Utah County, Utah (replaces the order of March 23): mandatory self-isolation and self-quarantine; food service…Utah County Health Department Executive Director / Local Health Officer Ralph L. CleggUtah County, UtahCountyApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-057Executive Order 2020-267Conditional Commutation of Sentence: sentences of 186 inmates at higher risk for severe illness (non-violent, non-sexual Class C or D…Governor Andy BeshearKentucky (Governor; Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; Department of Corrections); State levelStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Quarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-058Executive Order 2020-293Conditional Commutation of Sentence (second list of inmates nearing release or at higher medical risk), on the same conditions as EO…Governor Andy BeshearKentucky (Governor; Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; Department of Corrections); State levelStateApr. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Quarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read