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May 2021

The governmental orders and related instruments issued in May 2021, day by day. Open a day for its full list, or move through the months on the strip below.

2021 Q2 Second quarter of 2021384 instruments dated this month371 exhibit files (210 MB)
The month’s 371 exhibit files (210 MB) exceed the download cap of 150 files or 400 MB per ZIP. Open a day to download its exhibits, or narrow the set in the Library.
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  • CO-068 Colorado: Executive Order D 2021 095
  • CO-060 Colorado: Amended Public Health Order 20-38
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  • AL-050 Alabama: Twenty-seventh Supplemental State of Emergency…
  • AL-051 Alabama: Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain…
  • FL-030 Florida: Chapter 2021-8, Laws of Florida (SB 2006)
  • FL-059 Florida: Executive Order 21-101
  • FL-060 Florida: Executive Order 21-102
  • SEC-01-082 Florida: Senate Bill 2006 (2021), creating Fla. Stat. 381.00316
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  • MI-069 Michigan: MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings…
  • NY-085 New York: Chapter 104 of the Laws of 2021 (S.6362-A)
  • OH-049 Ohio: Director's Amended Order for the Testing of the Residents…
  • OH-071 Ohio: Director's Amended Order for the Testing of the Residents…
  • SEC-04-076 Ohio: Director's Amended Order for the Testing of the Residents…
  • ECO-B-048 Oregon: Oregon OSHA permanent rule OAR 437-001-0744, Rule…
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  • MI-070 Michigan: MDHHS Emergency Order: Testing requirements for…
  • ECO-B-120 New York: N.Y. Labor Law 218-b, Prevention of occupational…
  • NY-082 New York: Chapter 105 of the Laws of 2021 (S.1034-B), the New…
  • SEC-09-042 New York: N.Y. Labor Law s. 218-b (Prevention of occupational…
  • SEC-10-029 New York: S.1034-B (HERO Act), enacted May 5, 2021 as L. 2021…
  • SEC-11-031 New York: N.Y. Labor Law § 218-b: Airborne infectious disease…
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  • KY-047 Kentucky: Executive Order 2021-312
  • MN-038 Minnesota: Emergency Executive Order 21-21, Safely Sunsetting…
  • NY-045 New York: Executive Order No. 202.106
  • AGY-TERRITORIES-027 Puerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States)…
  • MET-SAN-021 San Diego County, California: Order of the Health Officer and…
  • MET-DEN-016 City and County of Denver, Colorado: Face Coverings Public…
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  • HI-021 Hawaii: Twentieth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency…
  • MA-047 Massachusetts: COVID-19 Order No. 68
  • MT-072 Montana: House Bill 702 (2021), An Act Prohibiting…
  • MT-073 Montana: Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local…
  • SEC-01-081 Montana: House Bill 702 (2021)
  • SEC-27-014 Montana: House Bill 702 (2021), An Act Prohibiting…
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  • IN-089 Indiana: Senate Enrolled Act 5 (2021), 'Local Health…
  • IN-095 Indiana: Senate Enrolled Act 5 (2021) (enrolled act text)
  • NY-053 New York: Executive Order No. 202.107
  • NC-065 North Carolina: Executive Order No. 211
  • AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-093 United States (federal); Administration for Children and…
  • MT-082 Missoula County, Montana: Rescission of the Missoula County mask…
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  • DE-037 Delaware: Twenty-Eighth Modification of the Declaration of a…
  • KS-048 Kansas: Memorandum: State Agency Return to In-Person Work…
  • MD-095 Maryland: Order of the Governor No. 21-05-12-01, Amending and…
  • NJ-047 New Jersey: Executive Order No. 239 (2021)
  • SEC-17-027 New Jersey: Executive Order No. 239 (2021)
  • OH-076 Ohio: Director's Amended Order to Rescind the Director's Order…
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  • CT-042 Connecticut: Special Act No. 21-4
  • KY-048 Kentucky: Executive Order 2021-326
  • ME-057 Maine: Executive Order 38 FY 20/21
  • PA-035 Pennsylvania: Amendment to the Order of the Governor for…
  • PA-036 Pennsylvania: Order of the Acting Secretary Amending the…
  • PA-037 Pennsylvania: Order Amending the November 23, 2020 Order…
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  • CO-040 Colorado: Executive Order D 2021 103
  • HI-047 Hawaii: Memorandum, In-Person Learning for School Year 2021-22
  • IL-054 Illinois: A Bridge to Phase 5 (DCEO Bridge Phase capacity…
  • LA-031 Louisiana: Proclamation 85 JBE 2021
  • MD-030 Maryland: Order of the Governor No. 21-05-14-01, Amending and…
  • MI-071 Michigan: MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings…
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  • WA-063 Washington: Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.2
  • MET-DEN-105 Jefferson County, Colorado: Public Health Order 21-002…
  • MET-MSY-061 Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana (unincorporated): Proclamation…
  • MET-DEN-017 City and County of Denver, Colorado: Public Health Order…
  • MET-DEN-018 City and County of Denver, Colorado: Updated Face Coverings…
  • MET-MSY-024 City of New Orleans, Louisiana: City of New Orleans Health…
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  • AL-078 Alabama: SB 267 (Enrolled), An Act relating to immunizations; to…
  • CT-043 Connecticut: Special Act No. 21-5
  • DC-073 District of Columbia: Situational Update Presentation, May 17…
  • IL-036 Illinois: Executive Order 2021-10 (COVID-19 Executive Order No.…
  • NJ-049 New Jersey: Executive Order No. 241 (2021)
  • SEC-16-047 New Jersey: Executive Order No. 241
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  • CT-044 Connecticut: Renewed and New Declarations of Public Health and…
  • DE-038 Delaware: Twenty-Ninth Modification of the Declaration of a…
  • RI-039 Rhode Island: Executive Order 21-55
  • SEC-15-029 Texas: Executive Order GA-36
  • TX-031 Texas: Executive Order GA-36
  • WA-064 Washington: Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery (plan…
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  • ECO-B-157 Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina…
  • CT-045 Connecticut: Executive Order No. 12A
  • CT-046 Connecticut: Executive Order No. 12B
  • IA-046 Iowa: House File 847, Division VII (facial covering policies…
  • IA-047 Iowa: House File 889 (vaccination-proof prohibition)
  • SEC-15-030 Iowa: House File 847 (2021), Division on facial covering…
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  • AR-082 Arkansas: ADH Guidance for Face Coverings and Social Distancing…
  • ID-045 Idaho: Proclamation declaring the state of emergency (May 21…
  • MI-072 Michigan: MDHHS Emergency Order: Requirements for Residential…
  • RI-040 Rhode Island: Executive Order 21-57
  • VT-087 Vermont: Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces…
  • WA-065 Washington: Proclamation 20-25.13
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  • MI-073 Michigan: MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings…
  • NE-066 Nebraska: Executive Order 21-06
  • NE-065 Nebraska (State agencies): Executive Order 21-05
  • NJ-050 New Jersey: Executive Order No. 242 (2021)
  • AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-020 New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)…
  • PA-107 Pennsylvania: Reinstatement of the unemployment compensation…
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  • GA-036 Georgia: Executive Order 05.25.21.01
  • SEC-01-084 Georgia: Executive Order 05.25.21.01
  • HI-022 Hawaii: Amendment to the Nineteenth Proclamation Related to the…
  • HI-031 Hawaii: Order for Self-Quarantine (traveler order form, 10-day…
  • LA-032 Louisiana: Proclamation 93 JBE 2021
  • LA-033 Louisiana: Proclamation 94 JBE 2021
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  • NE-095 Nebraska: DHHS COVID-19 Weekly Update, May 26, 2021
  • NJ-051 New Jersey: Executive Order No. 243 (2021)
  • SEC-09-038 New Jersey: Executive Order No. 243
  • SEC-10-022 New Jersey: Executive Order No. 243
  • PA-038 Pennsylvania: Order Further Amending the Amended Order Requiring…
  • AGY-TRIBAL-061 Pascua Yaqui Tribe (Arizona) - tribal government: Resolution No.…
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  • IA-038 Iowa: Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to June 26…
  • MET-TPA-014 Hillsborough County, Florida: Order of the County Administrator…
  • MET-AUS-066 Travis County, Texas (all cities and municipalities within the…
  • MET-AUS-021 City of Austin, Texas: Order No. 20210527-030 (Notices to…
  • MET-MSP-039 City of Saint Paul: Emergency Executive Order 2021-23
  • MET-DFW-072 Collin County, Texas: Order Dissolving Collin County District…
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  • GA-037 Georgia: Executive Order 05.28.21.01
  • GA-038 Georgia: Executive Order 05.28.21.02
  • ID-029 Idaho: Executive Order 2021-08
  • IN-063 Indiana: Executive Order 21-14
  • IN-064 Indiana: Executive Order 21-15
  • MA-048 Massachusetts: COVID-19 Order No. 69
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  • DUT-MD-013 Maryland: Session law (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection…
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  • CO-042 Colorado: Seventh Amended Public Health Order 20-20
  • CO-052 Colorado: Third Amended Public Health Order 20-38
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May 20, 2021

18 instruments dated this day
ExhibitLevelJurisdictionIssuerInstrumentLimitation typesQuartersGradeFile
Ex. ECO-B-157StateArizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, UtahState legislatures and governorsState laws and orders barring school districts from requiring masks (2021)
State bans on school mask mandates, 2021-22, and their litigation history
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther2021 Q3Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CT-045StateConnecticutGovernor Ned Lamont; Commissioner of Public Health (universal-masking rule)Executive Order No. 12A
Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Revised Mask and Face Covering Order
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules2021 Q22021 Q3Primary source readOpen (PDF, 212 KB)
Ex. CT-046StateConnecticutGovernor Ned LamontExecutive Order No. 12B
Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Repeal, Extension and Expiration of COVID-19 Orders (end of…
Emergency declarationCourts and public officesOther2021 Q22021 Q3Primary source readOpen (PDF, 238 KB)
Ex. IA-046StateIowaIowa General Assembly (89th G.A.); approved by Governor Reynolds May 20, 2021House File 847, Division VII (facial covering policies: counties, cities and schools)
An Act relating to education... including facial covering policies of counties, cities and schools
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther2021 Q22021 Q3Primary source readOpen (PDF, 70 KB)
Ex. IA-047StateIowaIowa General Assembly (89th G.A.); approved by Governor Reynolds May 20, 2021House File 889 (vaccination-proof prohibition)
An Act prohibiting the mandatory disclosure of whether a person has received a vaccination for COVID-19, disqualifying certain entities from…
Vaccination or testingOther2021 Q22021 Q3Primary source readOpen (PDF, 27 KB)
Ex. SEC-15-030StateIowaIowa General Assembly (89th G.A.); Governor Kim Reynolds (signed)House File 847 (2021), Division on facial covering policies (counties, cities and schools), new Iowa Code section 280.31
An Act relating to education, including... facial covering policies
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther2021 Q22021 Q3Primary source readOpen (PDF, 70 KB)
Ex. PA-112StatePennsylvaniaGovernor Tom WolfAmendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (fifth renewal)
Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency
Emergency declaration2021 Q2Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-076FederalDepartment of DefenseDeputy Secretary of DefenseMemorandum, Methods to Enable and Encourage Vaccination Against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (May 20, 2021)
Methods to Enable and Encourage Vaccination Against Coronavirus Disease 2019
Vaccination or testing2021 Q22021 Q3Primary source readOpen (PDF, 2.7 MB)
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-028TerritorialPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorGovernor Pedro R. PierluisiAdministrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-036
Executive Order for the purposes of implementing measures to face the emergency caused by COVID-19 in Puerto Rico and repealing…
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesVaccination or testing2021 Q2Primary source readOpen (DOCX, 584 KB)
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-029TerritorialPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorGovernor Pedro R. PierluisiBoletin Administrativo Num. OE-2021-037
Orden Ejecutiva para establecer las normas a seguir por los pasajeros que lleguen a Puerto Rico en vuelos procedentes de los Estados Unidos…
Travel and quarantineVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation2021 Q22021 Q3Primary source readOpen (PDF, 8.1 MB)
Ex. MET-DEN-031CountyBoulder County, ColoradoExecutive Director, BCPHPublic Health Order 2021-06 Amending Public Health Orders 2021-03 and 2021-05, Requiring [Masks in Certain Public Indoor Spaces and Aligning with the State]
BCPH Public Health Order 2021-06 (May 20, 2021)
Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care orders2021 Q2Primary source readOpen (PDF, 296 KB)
Ex. MET-SFO-015CountyCity and County of San FranciscoHealth Officer of the City and County of San Francisco (Susan Philip, M.D.)Order of the Health Officer No. C19-07x
Stay Safer at Home order implementing the County's assignment to the Yellow tier (Tier 4), subject to further San Francisco safety…
Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules2021 Q2Primary source readOpen (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Ex. MET-SEA-003CountyKing County, WashingtonDr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King CountyLocal Health Officer Indoor Masking DirectiveFace-covering requirement2021 Q2Primary source readOpen (PDF, 190 KB)
Ex. MET-AUS-020CityCity of Austin, TexasAustin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott), City Manager Spencer Cronk, City Attorney Anne L. MorganNotice of Withdrawal and Transition to Guidance
Notice of Withdrawal of the Health Authority Rules adopted May 18, 2021 and Transition to Guidance
Other2021 Q2Primary source readOpen (PDF, 228 KB)
Ex. MET-DET-004CityCity of Detroit, MichiganDetroit Health Department, Denise Fair, Chief Public Health OfficerEmergency Order for Control of Epidemic (local state of emergency extended)
Emergency Order for Control of Epidemic: local state of emergency from May 20 until June 30, 2021; in-person public meetings only in…
Emergency declarationGathering capCourts and public offices2021 Q2Primary source readOpen (PDF, 113 KB)
Ex. MET-PHL-016CityCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPHFurther Reopening Order
Emergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Further Reopening to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules2021 Q2Primary source readOpen (PDF, 227 KB)
Ex. CA-050Sector regulatorCaliforniaOccupational Safety and Health Standards BoardFinding of Emergency (readoption of the COVID-19 Prevention ETS)
Finding of Emergency, Government Code section 11346.1: Proposed Emergency Regulation, COVID-19 Prevention (readoption)
Workplace rules2021 Q2Primary source readOpen (PDF, 695 KB)
Ex. CT-047Sector regulatorConnecticutDepartment of Public Health (Acting Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford)DPH rule: Conditions and Environments Requiring Universal Masking for the Prevention of COVID-19 on and after May 19, 2021
Conditions and Environments Requiring Universal Masking for the Prevention of COVID-19 on and after May 19, 2021
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules2021 Q22021 Q3Primary source readOpen (PDF, 196 KB)

Reading the calendar

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Each day lists the instruments in the Library that carry that issue date: orders, emergency declarations, standing statutes enacted that day, organizer notices and the legal authorities. The count under the day number is the whole day; the six shown are the federal and State instruments first, then counties, cities and the rest. Open the day to see all of them with their limitation types, quarters and exhibits.

An order often took effect a day or more after it was issued, so the day it was issued is not always the first day it was in force. For the days an order was in force, use the orders clock; for a State's instruments in a quarter, use the Library or the Eligibility Report.

March 13 to 31, 2020

Wages paid after March 12, 2020 belong to the second quarter of 2020, so the orders of March 13 to 31, 2020 are part of that quarter's record even though the calendar places them in the first.