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Ex. MD-038Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NJ-107NJMVC public notice (captured Mar. 25, 2020)All MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public from March 16, 2020; licenses, registrations and inspection…New Jersey Motor Vehicle CommissionNew JerseyStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-077K-12 public school closure (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 16 through Apr. 3; extended Mar. 27, 2020 through the end of the 2019-20 school year) and PED 'Reentry Guidance' (June 20, 2020) and 'COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools' (2021-22)School closure orders and PED reentry instrumentsGovernor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Public Education Secretary Ryan StewartNew MexicoStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NM-078Directive of March 15, 2020 to State agencies (remote work; State buildings closed to the public; museums, historic sites and State parks closed)Governor directs state government agencies to minimize face-to-face contact while continuing service deliveryGovernor Michelle Lujan GrishamNew MexicoStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-006Declaration of Emergency Directive 004 (Mar. 20, 2020)Closure of DMV offices; extension of driver license, registration and dealer license expirationsGovernor Steve SisolakNevadaStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. RI-004Executive Order 20-05Third Supplemental Emergency Declaration - Public Meetings and Public Records RequestsGovernor Gina M. RaimondoRhode IslandStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-002Executive Order No. 2020-09Closing Public Schools, Cancelling Elections, etc. Due to CoronavirusGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-08-040Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020)Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration RequirementsGovernor AbbottTexasStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TX-002Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551)Governor Abbott Allows Virtual And Telephonic Open Meetings To Maintain Government TransparencyGovernor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General)TexasStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. WA-011Proclamation 20-15 (Mar. 16, 2020) and WA-025 (Proclamation 20-41, Apr. 3, 2020)Department of Licensing (waiver of in-person driver-licensing requirements; office closures)Governor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085DelDOT operational changes, Mar. 17, 2020: Biden Welcome Center closed to the public from 6:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (fuel and convenience-store restrooms remain; Starbucks drive-through only); DMV Wednesday evening hours eliminated from Mar. 18, 2020 for two weeks; the same day, Delaware's toll plazas ceased cash collection (Ex. 088)DelDOT Operational Changes Update for March 17, 2020Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)Delaware (Biden Welcome Center, I-95 Newark; four DMV locations)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-088Delaware News release, May 20, 2020: cash toll collection resumes at the I-95, Biddles and Dover Toll Plazas at 12:00 p.m. May 21, 2020; cash lanes 'temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency'; toll plazas reopen for walk-in servicesCash Toll Collection to Resume Thursday, May 21, 2020Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)Delaware (I-95, Biddles and Dover toll plazas)StateMay 20, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104MDTA news release, Mar. 17, 2020: statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all MDTA facilities from 3:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 until further notice; all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers (including those at MVA branches) closed from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; video tolling at cash rates; grace periods for discount plans, Notices of Toll Due and citations; outreach events postponedMDTA Implements All-Electronic Tolling Statewide in Response to COVID-19 - Cashless Tolling at All MDTA Facilities Begins 3 p.m. Today…Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities: JFK Memorial Highway (I-95), Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, Bay Bridge, Nice/Middleton Bridge; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers statewide)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out onlyUpdate for MDTA Toll Facility Customers During COVID-19 State of Emergency - E-ZPass Discount Plans & Notices of Toll Due Extended…Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities; I-95 travel plazas)StateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AK-004COVID-19 Health Mandate 002Health Mandate 002 (State libraries, archives and museums closed; residential school programs)Governor Dunleavy; Commissioner Crum; Dr. ZinkAlaskaStateMar. 16, 2020Gathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. CA-006Executive Order N-29-20Executive Order N-29-20 (public meetings by teleconference; CalFresh and other program flexibilities)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CT-003Executive Order No. 7C (Mar. 15, 2020), sec. 7Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - School Class Cancellation, DMV Closures and Other MeasuresGovernor Ned LamontConnecticutStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. IA-002Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 17, 2020)Proclamation of a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency closing restaurants, bars, fitness centers, theaters, casinos and senior centers…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesCourts and public officesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. IL-006Executive Order 2020-08 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 6)Suspension of expiration of driver's licenses, vehicle registrations, permits and identification cards; Secretary of State hearings; ethics…Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. LA-003Proclamation 30 JBE 2020Additional Measures for COVID-19 - Public Health Emergency (gatherings of 50; closure of casinos, bars, theaters, gyms; restaurants to…Governor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NE-042Executive Order 20-03Corona Virus - Public Meetings Requirement Limited WaiverGovernor Pete RickettsNebraska (all public bodies)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NH-004Emergency Order #4Temporary prohibition on evictions and foreclosuresGovernor Christopher T. SununuNew HampshireStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. OH-069Director's Order: Closure of the Polling Locations in the State of Ohio on Tuesday March 17, 2020In Re: Closure of the Polling Locations in the State of Ohio on Tuesday March 17, 2020Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of HealthOhioStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. OK-002Amended Executive Order 2020-07Amended emergency declaration: occupational-license extensions, hospital data mandate, EMAC medical licensure, remote-work directiveGovernor J. Kevin StittOklahomaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationTelework mandateHealth care ordersCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-13-103Emergency Order #4 Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-04Temporary prohibition on evictions and foreclosuresGovernor Christopher T. SununuNew HampshireStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read