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Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-037Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2020 (House Bill 1663), COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020State Government - State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency - Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits…Maryland General Assembly; approved by Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.Maryland (General Assembly; Governor; enforced by the Attorney General)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-005StatuteGovernor's declaration of a state of emergency and emergency powers, including suspension of statutes and control of ingress, egress…Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 1, Emergency Management)MarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-017Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 40 (D. Md. May 20, 2020) (refusing a preliminary injunction against the Governor's orders)Antietam Battlefield KOA, et al. v. Lawrence J. Hogan, et al., Memorandum (Civil Action No. CCB-20-1130)United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.)Maryland (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)CourtMay 20, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MD-025Order of the Governor No. 21-02-23-01, Amending and Restating the Order of January 28, 2021 (social distancing section; face coverings in schools)Amending and Restating the Order of January 28, 2021, Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities and Generally Requiring Use of Face…Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateFeb. 23, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary 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. MD-028Order of the Governor No. 21-04-28-01, Amending and Restating the Order of April 21, 2021 (outdoor face-covering rule removed; outdoor dining restriction ends May 1, 2021)Amending and Restating the Order of April 21, 2021, Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities and Generally Requiring Use of Face…Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateApr. 28, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MD-039Order of the Governor No. 20-04-05-02, Delegating Authority to Local Health Officials to Control and Close Unsafe FacilitiesDelegating Authority to Local Health Officials to Control and Close Unsafe FacilitiesGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateApr. 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MD-096Order of the Governor (Mar. 12, 2020), For the Implementation of Elevated Level II of Pandemic Flu and Other Infectious Diseases Attendance and Leave Policy for Executive Branch State EmployeesFor the Implementation of Elevated Level II of Pandemic Flu and Other Infectious Diseases Attendance and Leave Policy for Executive Branch…Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-04-065Governor's Aug. 18, 2021 vaccination protocols for nursing home and hospital staff (as reported by WBOC)Hogan Institutes Stricter Vaccine Protocols for Workers at Md. Nursing Homes, HospitalsGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. (announcement); Maryland Department of Health (implementing order)MarylandStateAug. 18, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MD-008Order of the Governor No. 20-04-15-01, Requiring Use of Face Coverings Under Certain Circumstances and Requiring Implementation of Certain Physical Distancing MeasuresRequiring Use of Face Coverings Under Certain Circumstances and Requiring Implementation of Certain Physical Distancing MeasuresGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MD-014Order of the Governor No. 20-07-29-01, Amending and Restating the Order of June 10, 2020, Allowing Reopening of Certain Businesses and Facilities, Subject to Local Regulation, and Generally Requiring Use of Face Coverings.. and Generally Requiring Use of Face CoveringsGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateJuly 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MD-026Order of the Governor No. 21-03-09-01, Amending and Restating the Order of February 23, 2021 (capacity limits lifted 5:00 p.m. Mar. 12, 2021; venue caps, seated service, masks and health-officer orders retained; Local Orders under para. I.d void)Amending and Restating the Order of February 23, 2021, Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities and Generally Requiring Use of Face…Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMar. 9, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MD-095Order of the Governor No. 21-05-12-01, Amending and Restating the Order of April 28, 2021, Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities and Generally Requiring Use of Face Coverings (remaining capacity limits lifted; indoor face coverings retained)Amending and Restating the Order of April 28, 2021, Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities and Generally Requiring Use of Face…Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMay 12, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-106MDTA news release, Aug. 6, 2020: full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling permanent across Maryland (JFK Highway, Fort McHenry and Baltimore Harbor Tunnels, Nice/Middleton Bridge; Bay Bridge permanent since May 2020); video tolling at cash rates continues temporarily; former toll collectors reassigned, including as screeners at MDTA building entry points; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers at limited capacity during the state of emergencyGovernor Hogan Announces All-Electronic Tolling Now Permanent at All MDTA Facilities StatewideGovernor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), Executive Director Jim PortsMaryland (all MDTA toll facilities)StateAug. 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-013Session law (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act), codified at Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. §§ 3-1701 to 3-1709 (enacted as Subtitle 16, §§ 3-1601 to 3-1609, and renumbered by the codifier)Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)Maryland General Assembly (Chapter 736 of the Acts of 2021, House Bill 581; crossfile SB 486)MarylandStateMay 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-018Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 71 (D. Md. Nov. 18, 2020) (granting the motion to dismiss the amended complaint)Antietam Battlefield KOA, et al. v. Lawrence J. Hogan, et al., Memorandum (Civil Action No. CCB-20-1130)United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.)Maryland (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)CourtNov. 18, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-140Vaccination protocols for State employees in 48 facilities (Department of Health and Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services) announced August 5, 2021, effective September 1, 2021Maryland state employees in 48 congregate facilities: vaccination or weekly testing and masksGovernor Larry HoganMarylandStateAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MD-006StatuteOffense of violating an order, rule or regulation issued under the Emergency Management subtitle; two-tier misdemeanor penaltyMaryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 1)MarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-008StatuteOffense of knowing and willful failure to comply with an order, requirement or directive issued in a catastrophic health emergency…Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A)MarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-003StatuteSecretary's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: evaluation and treatment, isolation and quarantine of individuals and groups…Maryland General Assembly (Health-General Article, Title 18, Subtitle 9, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)MarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-005Mayoral Executive Order Updating Restrictions, Effective March 26, 2021Mayoral Executive Order Updating Restrictions, Effective March 26, 2021Mayor Brandon M. Scott, with Dr. Letitia Dzirasa, Health CommissionerBaltimore City, MarylandCityMar. 22, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-054Amended and Restated Executive Order No. 21, Reopening of Certain BusinessesReopening of Certain Businesses (Local Order under Order 20-05-13-01)County Executive Steuart PittmanAnne Arundel County, MarylandCountyMay 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-057Executive Order No. 24, Reopening Non-Essential BusinessesReopening Non-Essential BusinessesCounty Executive Steuart PittmanAnne Arundel County, MarylandCountyJune 5, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-094Emergency Uncodified Ordinance to Provide a Method to Assure Continuity in Fairfax County Government During the COVID-19 Emergency by Temporarily Approving Outdoor Dining and Outdoor Fitness and Exercise Activities Subject to Certain ConditionsEmergency uncodified ordinance approving outdoor dining and outdoor fitness (adopted May 28, 2020)Fairfax County Board of SupervisorsFairfax County, VirginiaCountyMay 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read