| Ex. DUT-MA-012 | St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8AAn Act to Provide for the Safety of the Commonwealth During the Existence of an Emergency Resulting from Disaster or from Hostile Action | General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law) | MassachusettsState | July 20, 1950 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-001 | Executive Order No. 591Declaration of a State of Emergency to Respond to COVID-19 | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Mar. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Emergency declaration | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-001 | Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston | Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCity | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-049 | Declaration of Emergency (local State of Emergency)City of Somerville, Massachusetts, Mayor, Declaration of Emergency | Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone | City of Somerville (Middlesex County), MassachusettsCity | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declaration | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-081 | ABCC Advisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling for Off-Premises ConsumptionAdvisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling for Off-Premises Consumption (issued April 3, 2020) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Apr. 3, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Alcohol and barsOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-051 | Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID-19 | General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor | MassachusettsState | Apr. 3, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Alcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-002 | Order Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonOrder Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 24, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declaration | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-018 | COVID-19 Order No. 35Order Clarifying the Progression of the Commonwealth's Phased Workplace Re-Opening Plan and Authorizing Certain Re-Opening Preparations at… | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | June 1, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-019 | COVID-19 Order No. 37Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | June 6, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-082 | ABCC Advisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling Mixed Drinks for Off-Premises ConsumptionAdvisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling Mixed Drinks for Off-Premises Consumption (issued July 21, 2020) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | July 21, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Alcohol and barsOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-085 | ABCC Advisory Regarding Food Service and Gatherings for Licensees Selling Alcohol for On-Premises ConsumptionAdvisory Regarding Food Service and Gatherings for Licensees Selling Alcohol for On-Premises Consumption (issued August 10, 2020) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Aug. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-008 | Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020The Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020 | Licensing Board for the City of Boston (Kathleen M. Joyce, Chairman; Lesley Delaney Hawkins, Executive Secretary and General Counsel) | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-030 | COVID-19 Order No. 50Order Making Certain Phase III Adjustments | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Sept. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-025 | Temporary Emergency Order Regarding Restaurant OperationsTemporary Emergency Order Regarding Restaurant Operations (September 25, 2020) | Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager | City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity | Sept. 25, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-084 | ABCC Advisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar ServiceAdvisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar Service (issued October 13, 2020) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Oct. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-033 | COVID-19 Order No. 53Order Requiring Early Closing for Certain Businesses and Activities, Limiting Hours for Alcohol and Adult Use Cannabis Sales, and Modifying… | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Nov. 2, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-020 | Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the… | Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.) | MassachusettsCourt | Dec. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-043 | COVID-19 Order No. 63 (with the March 18, 2021 Appendix effective March 22, 2021)Further Revised Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 57) | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Feb. 4, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-089 | ABCC Advisory Regarding the Lifting of the 40% Cap on Seating CapacityAdvisory Regarding the Lifting of the 40% Cap on Seating Capacity (issued February 26, 2021; effective March 1, 2021) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Feb. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-012 | Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Changes to Restaurant Capacity RestrictionsThe Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Changes to Restaurant Capacity Restrictions | Licensing Board for the City of Boston | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Mar. 1, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-018 | City of Boston announcement: modified Phase 4, Step 1 effective March 22, 2021Mayor Walsh announces Boston to move into modified Phase 4, Step 1 of the Massachusetts Reopening Plan (boston.gov, March 19, 2021) | Mayor Martin J. Walsh | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Mar. 19, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-061 | Emergency Order Advancing to Limited Phase IV, Step I OperationsCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Advancing to Limited Phase IV, Step I Operations | Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress) | City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 30, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-028 | Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-049; cross-reference, not re-saved)Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth (the 'modified public health emergency') | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-049 | Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the 'modified public health emergency')Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-090 | ABCC Advisory Regarding the End of COVID-Related RestrictionsAdvisory Regarding the End of COVID-Related Restrictions (issued May 20, 2021) | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitAlcohol and barsOther | Primary source read | |