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Ex. MS-001Executive Order 1457Designating the Mississippi State Department of Health as lead State agency for COVID-19 response and establishing a steering committeeGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-010Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act (S.B. 3049, 2020)Immunity from suit for COVID-19 exposure claims conditioned on a good-faith attempt to follow applicable public health guidance; premises…Legislature of Mississippi; approved by Governor Tate Reeves July 8, 2020MississippiStateJuly 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MS-002Proclamation declaring a State of Emergency (COVID-19)Proclamation of State of EmergencyGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-060City of Jackson COVID-19 Executive Orders (compilation, 102 pages): Proclamation of Civil Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020); Proclamation of Executive Order Requiring Individuals to Stay at Home, Barring Non-Essential Business (Mar. 31, 2020; effective Apr. 3 - Apr. 17, 2020; continued Apr. 16 and Apr. 30, 2020 to May 15); Stay Safe Jackson Executive Order (effective May 16, 2020); Amended (June 4, 2020) and Second Amended Stay Safe Jackson (effective July 2, 2020); Mayoral Curfew Orders (effective Aug. 12 and Aug. 19, 2020); Proclamations closing City Hall and requiring non-essential City employees to work remotely (Dec. 19, 2020 - Jan. 6, 2021; Jan. 7 - Jan. 21; Jan. 22 - Feb. 12, 2021; Dec. 29, 2021 - Jan. 5, 2022); Safe Recovery Jackson Executive Order (effective May 10, 2021) and Amended Safe Recovery Jackson Executive Order (effective May 24, 2021); City employee face-covering-or-vaccination Executive Orders (effective Aug. 16, 2021; amended effective Aug. 23, 2021; amended effective Sept. 20, 2021)COVID-19 Executive Orders, City of JacksonMayor Chokwe Antar LumumbaCity of Jackson, Mississippi (Hinds County)CityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MS-005Executive Order 1460Closing Mississippi public schoolsGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-093Executive Order 1460 (Mar. 19, 2020: all public schools closed through Apr. 17, 2020) and Executive Order 1476 (recited as Apr. 22, 2020: all public school buildings closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year)Mississippi school closure orders of 2020 (EO 1460; EO 1476)Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-066First Resolution of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen declaring a civil emergency and for the control of contagious and infectious diseasesRestaurants limited to drive-through, curbside and delivery; gatherings limited to 10; curfew authority reservedMayor and Board of AldermenCity of Starkville, Mississippi (Oktibbeha County)CityMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MS-061Local Executive Order 20-012Adopting the Governor's Executive Order 1463 as a local order; supplementing prior local ordersMayor Jason SheltonCity of Tupelo, Mississippi (Lee County)CityMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MS-013Executive Order 1476Public school buildings closed to the public through the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic yearGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateApr. 22, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MS-015Executive Order 1478Restaurants and bars may resume in-house dining at 50 percent from May 7, 2020, closing by 10:00 p.m.; parksGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-022Executive Order 1492Safe Return OrderGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMay 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-024Executive Order 1496Safe Return extended to June 29, 2020; 10:00 p.m. closing removed; gyms 50 percent; reception halls and conference centers; outdoor arenas…Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateJune 10, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-029Executive Order 1511Statewide gathering caps 10 indoor/20 outdoor; bars 50 percent with alcohol to seated patrons only; no alcohol sales 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MS-031Executive Order 1514Safe Return extended to August 17, 2020Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateJuly 30, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MS-034Executive Order 1517Face coverings in every school building and classroom; grades 7-12 start delayed to August 17, 2020 in eight countiesGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateAug. 4, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MS-072Ninth Emergency Mayoral Proclamation of Executive Order (Aug. 4, 2020) adopting the Governor's EO 1511 with a stricter alcohol clause, as extended Sept. 3, 2020Adopting EO 1511 for Biloxi (alcohol sales restricted; gatherings 10/20) and extending it through September 14, 2020Mayor Andrew GilichCity of Biloxi, Mississippi (Harrison County)CitySept. 3, 20202020 Q3Gathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-058Executive Order No. 1517Face coverings in schools; delayed start of the 2020-21 year for grades 7-12 in eight countiesGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateAug. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MS-035Executive Order 1518Safe Return (including the face-covering mandate) extended to August 31, 2020; K-12 extracurricular events limited to two attendees per…Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateAug. 17, 20202020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-038Executive Order 1522Safe Return extended to 5:00 p.m. September 30, 2020; retail, restaurants, bars and gyms to 75 percent; gathering caps restatedGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateSept. 14, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MS-039Executive Order 1525Safe Recovery OrderGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateSept. 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-046Executive Order 1535Safe Recovery Order (winter re-tightening): gatherings 10 indoor/50 outdoor statewide; 75 percent business cap; restaurant terms; indoor…Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateDec. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-049Executive Order 1542Safe Recovery Order and county face-covering mandate extended to February 3, 2021; Claiborne and Tunica added; Adams, Jefferson, Lawrence…Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateJan. 15, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-005Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-11(b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(17) and (c)(1) (legislative reprint of 2021)Emergency Management Law: Governor's powers to secure compliance with orders through law enforcement and the boards of health; proclamation…Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, ch. 15, Mississippi Emergency Management Law); Governor as the officer empoweredMississippiStateFeb. 2, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-050Executive Order 1543Safe Recovery Order and county face-covering mandate extended to March 3, 2021; college and university outdoor stadium seating amendedGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateFeb. 3, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-051Executive Order 1549Repeal of the Safe Recovery Order and the county face-covering mandate; business rules become recommendations; school face coverings and…Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 2, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read

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