{"id":"MA-053","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor","authority":"Emergency law under Mass. Const. amend. art. 48","instrument":"Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021","title":"An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency","dateIssued":"2021-06-16","effective":"2021-06-16 (emergency law)","end":"Measures extended variously to Dec. 15, 2021 (remote notarization; remote town and public-body meetings; assisted-living nursing flexibilities; foreclosure counseling by video) and May 1, 2022 (takeout beer, wine and cocktails); s. 19 outdoor table service and alcohol approvals; ss. 12-17 notice-to-quit rules tied to the CDC eviction order","startDate":"2021-06-16","endDate":"2021-12-15","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["ALC","CRT","HC","OTHER"],"addressees":["restaurants and alcohol licensees","public bodies","notaries","landlords and courts","assisted living residences","nursing graduates","pharmacists","DUA"],"clause":"Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to extend certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law.... SECTION 1. Section 13 of chapter 53 of the acts of 2020... is hereby further amended by striking out the words \u0022February 28, 2021\u0022 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- May 1, 2022.... SECTION 7. Section 8 of chapter 71 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by striking out the words \u00223 business days after termination of the governor\u0027s March 10, 2020 declaration of a state of emergency\u0022 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- on December 15, 2021.... SECTION 19.... \u0022Outdoor table service\u0022, restaurant service that includes food prepared on-site and under a food establishment permit issued by a municipal authority... SECTION 20. (a) For the purposes of this section, \u0022adequate, alternative means of public access\u0022 shall mean measures that provide transparency and permit timely and effective public access to the deliberations of the public body... SECTION 23.... until the termination of the declaration that an emergency exists which is detrimental to the public health declared by the governor on May 28, 2021 or until December 15, 2021, whichever is sooner.","enforcement":"Statutory; ABCC and local licensing authorities; courts","functions":["DR/BA outdoor dining and takeout alcohol regime continued through Q3 2021","CRT remote public-body meetings and remote notarization through Q3 2021","PM/SV eviction notice rules tied to the federal CDC order","RS assisted-living nursing flexibilities","HR nursing graduates practising"],"notes":"Section 23 expressly refers to \u0027the declaration that an emergency exists which is detrimental to the public health declared by the governor on May 28, 2021\u0027, confirming that declaration remained operative after June 15, 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2021/Chapter20","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210622193329/https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2021/Chapter20","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":163176,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MA","url":"/library/MA-053","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MA-053","citation":"General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor, Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021 (June 16, 2021) (Ex. MA-053)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["SEC-13-074"]}