| 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-002 | COVID-19 Order No. 1Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, s. 20 | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Mar. 12, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Gathering capCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076 | Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144)Persons diagnosed with, exposed to or symptomatic of coronavirus, persons asked to self-quarantine, and persons who had travelled to China… | Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts | Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)Court | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-077 | Supreme Judicial Court Order in re: COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic (March 17, 2020) (OE-144)Statewide order closing Massachusetts courthouses to the public except for emergency matters that cannot be resolved remotely, continuing… | Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts | Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)Court | Mar. 17, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureCourts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-007 | COVID-19 Order No. 11 (Mar. 20, 2020) with Orders No. 6, 39, 47, 64Order Authorizing Actions to Limit In-Person Transactions at the Registry of Motor Vehicles (first order); Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020) RMV… | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Mar. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-080 | Emergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health directing all individuals to stay at their place of residence, directing all businesses to cease non-essential operations at physical locations, prohibiting all non-essential gatherings and ordering cessation of all non-essential travelEmergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health, Effective March 23, 2020 at 5:00 PM | Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health | Town of Provincetown (Barnstable County), MassachusettsCity | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-032 | DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-009; cross-reference; verified_secondary; no file)Department of Public Health stay-at-home and safer-at-home advisories | Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel) | MassachusettsState | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Standing dutyStay-at-homeOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-008 | COVID-19 Order No. 13Order Assuring Continued Operation of Essential Services in the Commonwealth, Closing Certain Workplaces, and Prohibiting Gatherings of More… | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesSupply chain | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-009 | DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m.-5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020)Stay-at-Home Advisory | Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel) | MassachusettsState | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q42021 Q1 | Stay-at-home | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-122 | Supplemental Emergency Order (Emergency Order No. 3 supplement) reaffirming the construction and commercial landscaping suspension (Emergency Order No. 1, Mar. 20, 2020) and the stay-at-home order (Emergency Order No. 3, Mar. 22, 2020)Supplemental Emergency Order, March 30, 2020 | Town of Nantucket (Select Board and Board of Health) | Town and County of Nantucket, MassachusettsCity | Mar. 30, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-012 | COVID-19 Order No. 21Order Extending the Closing of Certain Workplaces and the Prohibition on Gatherings of More Than 10 People (Extending the Operation of… | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Mar. 31, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureGathering capSupply chain | 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-005 | Advisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain HoursAdvisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain Hours | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 5, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeCurfew and hoursOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. ECO-C-095 | Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 EmergencyMoratorium on non-essential evictions (residential and small-business premises) and foreclosures | General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker) | MassachusettsState | Apr. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Courts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-052 | Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency | General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor | MassachusettsState | Apr. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Courts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-13-072 | Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency | Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Apr. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Courts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-14-052 | Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergency | Massachusetts General Court (H.4647) | MassachusettsState | Apr. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Courts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-039 | Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020An Act providing for virtual notarization to address challenges related to COVID-19 | Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker | Massachusetts (General Court)State | Apr. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Courts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-12-049 | Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19 | General Court of Massachusetts | MassachusettsState | Apr. 27, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Courts and public officesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-006 | Order Extending Advisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain HoursOrder Extending Advisory... Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain Hours (Extension ordered April 29, 2020) | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 29, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeCurfew and hoursOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-023 | Amended Temporary Emergency Restrictions on City Public Meetings, City Events, and City Permitted Events Due to COVID-19Amended Temporary Emergency Restrictions on City Public Meetings, City Events, and City Permitted Events Due to COVID-19, Amended on June… | City Manager Louis A. DePasquale | City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity | June 30, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-022 | COVID-19 Order No. 41Order Authorizing the Reopening of Child Care Programs and Rescinding Eight COVID-19 Orders | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | June 26, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Schools and child careCourts and public officesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-072 | Court System Response to COVID-19 (guide) listing the SJC and Trial Court ordersCourt system response to COVID-19: orders and announcements (Wayback capture July 1, 2020; 2021 capture read for the later orders) | Supreme Judicial Court and Executive Office of the Trial Court (index page of the Massachusetts Court System) | MassachusettsCourt | July 1, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-027 | COVID-19 Order No. 47 (Aug. 11, 2020)Extension of Second Order Authorizing Actions to Limit In-Person Transactions at the Registry of Motor Vehicles | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Aug. 11, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-172 | Brockton COVID-19 Executive Orders and Announcements page: Executive Order of Aug. 21, 2020 (citywide curfew 11 p.m.-5 a.m. from Aug. 22, 2020); Executive Order of Dec. 14, 2020 (return to Phase Two, Step Two from Dec. 16, 2020, lifted Jan. 6, 2021); City buildings closed to the public from Dec. 7, 2020City of Brockton COVID-19 page: Executive Orders and Announcements (brockton.ma.us/covid19) | Mayor Robert F. Sullivan | City of Brockton, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 21, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Business closureCapacity limitCurfew and hoursCourts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |