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Ex. DUT-MA-012St. 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 ActionGeneral Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law)MassachusettsStateJuly 20, 19502020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-00911 O.S. 22-120 (with 22-121), in the Legislature's complete Title 11 (page 182 of the exhibit)Public health, hospitals, quarantine, and environmental hazards; NuisancesOklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Municipal Code, Title 11)OklahomaStateJuly 1, 19782020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-003Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Title 35, Part V, Chapter 73, sec. 7301)35 Pa.C.S. sec. 7301, General authority of GovernorGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateNov. 26, 19782020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-011Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g)Movement of People; Declaration of Local Disaster (control of movement of persons and occupancy of premises)Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418)TexasStateSept. 1, 19872020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NH-005RSA 141-C:16-bCancellation of EventsNew Hampshire General CourtNew HampshireStateJuly 7, 20082020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-004Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.)Prohibition against violating pandemic, epidemic or bioterrorism rule or orderGeneral Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)OhioStateSept. 10, 20122020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-01564 C.S.R. 7, Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions (legislative rule)Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions: reporting duties; outbreak reporting; control measures; isolation, quarantine and placarding…West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule authorized by the Legislature)West VirginiaStateJuly 12, 20132020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ID-001Idaho Code section 56-1003(7) (text as in force March 2020 through June 30, 2021)Powers and duties of the director: orders of isolation and quarantine; misdemeanor for violationIdaho Legislature (Idaho Code tit. 56, ch. 10, Department of Health and Welfare)IdahoStateJuly 1, 20162020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-002C.R.S. § 25-1.5-101(1)(a) (Powers and duties of department)Powers and duties of department - laboratory cash fund - reportColorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018)ColoradoStateOct. 1, 20182020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-006C.R.S. § 24-33.5-704 (The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitations)The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitationsColorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018)ColoradoStateOct. 1, 20182020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-003RSMo 192.300Counties may make additional health rules -- fees, deposit in county treasury, purpose -- individuals unable to pay not to be denied health…Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 192)MissouriStateAug. 28, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary 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-HOU-044Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelledMayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)City of Houston, TexasCityMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-083DC DOC 'Coronavirus Prevention' page (as archived Mar. 28, 2020)All in-person visits, programming and volunteer activities suspended 'for the entirety of the Public Health Emergency'; modified movement…DC Department of Corrections (Director Quincy Booth)District of Columbia Department of Corrections; District (State-level) authorityStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021)Latest Information on COVID-19 Response (NCEES)NCEESAll States; National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (the council of the State engineering and surveying licensing boards, which administers the FE, PE, FS and PS examinations for every board)Sector regulatorMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-SC-005S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-440Additional powers and duties of Governor during declared emergencyGeneral Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateJune 11, 20082020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. IL-002Executive Order 2020-04 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 2)Cancellation of gatherings of 1,000 or more; closure of the James R. Thompson Center; State employee sick leaveGovernor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-009Declaration of Emergency (Declaration of Disaster Emergency) of the City of PittsburghEmergency Declaration: Resolution providing for a Declaration of Emergency issued by the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh... as it pertains…Mayor William Peduto (ratified by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, Resolution 140 of 2020, March 17, 2020)City of Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-053City release of Mar. 12, 2020 announcing the emergency measures adopted at the Mar. 13, 2020 special meeting (local emergency declaration, Resolution 2020-0075; cancellation of special-event permits over 250 persons; eviction prohibition; small business loans)Sacramento City leaders announce emergency measures to help residents and businesses affected by COVID-19City of Sacramento (Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Council; Director of Emergency Services)City of Sacramento, CaliforniaCityMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-085County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rulesLewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health OfficerLewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-ME-00437-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)MaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-00663 O.S. 683.9 (text effective Nov. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2025)Emergency Powers and Duties of GovernorOklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003)OklahomaStateNov. 1, 20092020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSupply chainStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-080Executive Order 2020-02, COVID-19 State of EmergencyCOVID-19 State of Emergency (and closure of specified places of assembly)County Executive Calvin BallHoward County, MarylandCountyMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-031Letter to Credit Unions 20-CU-03Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19NCUAUnited States; National Credit Union Administration (federal)FederalMar. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantinePrimary 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