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Ex. VT-089Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Expands Trusted Travel PolicyQuarantine-free travel map expanded July 1, 2020 to counties in DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV and DC under 400 active cases per millionOffice of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 § 11 and Addendum 1 ¶ 3VermontStateJune 26, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
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-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. KS-027House Bill 2016 (2020 Special Session)An act concerning governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas... relating to the state of disaster emergency; powers of…Kansas Legislature (2020 Special Session)KansasStateJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationBusiness closureSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MD-034Order of the Governor No. 20-03-25-01, Amending and Restating the Order of March 13, 2020, Controlling Child Care AccessAmending and Restating the Order of March 13, 2020, Controlling Child Care AccessGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-041WCSD 2020-21 reopening plan: elementary full-time in person; middle and high school hybrid; full-time distance option; masks and distancing per the Governor's directivesFor some Washoe County teachers, new school year brings more worry than excitementWashoe County School District Board of Trustees (July 2020, after a nearly ten-hour meeting)Washoe County School District (Washoe County, Nevada)CountyAug. 5, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
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-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. HI-057Press reproduction of the Eleventh Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency Interisland Travel QuarantineMaui Now: Governor's 11th Supplementary Proclamation takes effect Aug. 11 (full text reproduced; Aug. 8, 2020)Maui Now (reproducing the Governor's Eleventh Proclamation)HawaiiStateAug. 8, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-005Idaho Back to School Framework 2020 (as amended October 21, 2020)Idaho Back to School Framework 2020: expectations, guidelines and best practices for the 2020-21 school year by community transmission…Idaho State Board of Education (approved July 9, 2020; amended October 21, 2020), with Governor Brad Little's letterIdaho State Board of Education, with the Office of the Governor and the State Department of Education; State levelStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary 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. IA-044Senate File 2310 (Return-to-Learn)An Act relating to education, including instructional time, return-to-learn plans, remote learning and school closures during the 2020-2021…Iowa General Assembly (88th G.A.); approved by Governor Reynolds June 29, 2020IowaStateJune 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ME-003P.L. 2019, ch. 617 (LD 2167, SP 789)An Act To Implement Provisions Necessary to the Health, Welfare and Safety of the Citizens of Maine in Response to the COVID-19 Public…Maine Legislature (129th), approved by Governor MillsMaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WV-082Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order)Businesses serving the public with three new COVID-19 cases required to close for deep cleaning; second occurrence adds 14-day quarantine…Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer)Monongalia CountyCountyJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace 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
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-010SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance (version of July 28, 2020; first issued July 7, 2020)Public health planning requirements for the 2020-21 school year: posted mitigation plans, staff self-screening, exclusion of symptomatic and…Texas Education Agency, Commissioner Mike MorathTexas Education Agency (Commissioner of Education); State levelStateJuly 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-007Executive Order N-51-20COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for food sector workers of hiring entities with 500 or more employeesGovernor Gavin NewsomCalifornia; Governor (paid-leave mandate enforced by the Labor Commissioner, Department of Industrial Relations)StateApr. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-004Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-030Executive Order to adopt additional extraordinary measures to prevent, slow down and control the spread of COVID-19 and order a mandatory…Governor Wanda Vazquez GarcedPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-012Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-052Executive Order derogating Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-30 and establishing new rules regarding the mandatory quarantine for all…Governor Wanda Vazquez GarcedPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialJuly 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-013Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-054Executive Order in order to repeal Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-048 and adopt more restrictive measures to control the spreading of…Governor Wanda Vazquez GarcedPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialJuly 16, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read