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Ex. MET-SDF-026Release: Mayor calls for temporary closures of libraries, community centers, Mary T. Meagher Aquatics Center and some Zoo attractions (March 14, 2020)Closure, effective immediately, of all 17 Louisville Free Public Library locations, 13 community centers, the aquatic center and two…Mayor Greg FischerLouisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCityMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-06-001No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation (Mar. 14, 2020), published 85 Fed. Reg. 16628 (Mar. 24, 2020)No Sail Order and Suspension of Further EmbarkationCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human ServicesUnited States (cruise ships with capacity of 250 or more in U.S. waters or intending to return)FederalMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-029Commission vote and release: MGC Temporarily Suspends Operations at Encore, MGM Springfield and Plainridge ParkUnanimous vote to temporarily suspend operation at the Commonwealth's three casino properties; gaming floors close to patrons at 5:59 a.m.…Massachusetts Gaming Commission (Chair Cathy Judd-Stein)Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulatorMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. CO-003Executive Order D 2020 004Ordering Closure of Downhill Ski Resorts Due to the Presence of COVID-19 in the State of ColoradoGovernor Jared PolisColoradoStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00437-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)MaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-00663 O.S. 683.9 (text effective Nov. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2025)Emergency Powers and Duties of GovernorOklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003)OklahomaStateNov. 1, 20092020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSupply chainStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-036County Judge Order 2020-1 (per file name; DocuSign envelope 37538C6F)Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of 250 persons or moreTravis County Judge Sarah EckhardtTravis County, TexasCountyMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-080Executive Order 2020-02, COVID-19 State of EmergencyCOVID-19 State of Emergency (and closure of specified places of assembly)County Executive Calvin BallHoward County, MarylandCountyMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-027Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, New City Measures to Address COVID-19 (Mar. 15, 2020)Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority: New City Measures to Address COVID-19Mayor Eric GarcettiCity of Los AngelesCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-002Emergency Executive Order No. 99Cancellation of gatherings over 500; 50 percent occupancy and seating cap on all gathering placesMayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SLC-003Public Health Order 2020-01Public Health Order 2020-01 (restaurants, bars and taverns; resorts; theatres and venues; lodging; transportation; public gathering places…Summit County Health Officer Richard C. Bullough, PhD (Board of Health caption)Summit County, UtahCountyMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-STL-049Executive Order No. 11 (Further Limits on Crowds)County Executive Order 11 - Further Limits on CrowdsCounty Executive Sam PageSt. Louis County, MissouriCountyMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-031Letter to Credit Unions 20-CU-03Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19NCUAUnited States; National Credit Union Administration (federal)FederalMar. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-062UIL COVID-19 Information: suspension of all UIL sanctioned contests (March 13-19, 2020) and cancellation of spring activities (April 17, 2020)Suspension and then cancellation of all UIL athletic and academic contests for spring 2020 following GA-08 and GA-16University Interscholastic League (Executive Director Charles Breithaupt)University Interscholastic League (a part of The University of Texas at Austin, Tex. Educ. Code s. 33.083); State levelStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-080Order Temporarily Suspending Casino and Retail Sports Wagering OperationsAction of the Division of Gaming Enforcement to Temporarily Suspend Casino and Retail Sports Wagering Operations pursuant to N.J.S.A.…Division of Gaming Enforcement, Director David L. RebuckNew Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (State casino regulator, Department of Law and Public Safety)Sector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-072Port Tampa Bay notice, Port Tampa Bay announces COVID-19 related cancellations (Mar. 16, 2020)Port Tampa Bay announces COVID-19 related cancellationsPort Tampa BayPort Tampa Bay (Tampa Port Authority)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. CT-004Executive Order No. 7DProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Crowd Reduction and Social DistancingGovernor Ned LamontConnecticutStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DC-003Mayor's Order 2020-048Prohibition on Mass Gatherings During Public Health Emergency - Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor Muriel BowserDistrict of ColumbiaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-002First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFirst Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (restaurants, taverns…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-070Governor's release announcing the First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyGovernor Carney Limits Restaurants to Take-Out and Delivery (restaurants, taverns and bars take-out and delivery only from 8:00 p.m. March…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied onEmergency Management Act: definition of 'disaster' (including 'epidemic'); proclamation of a state of emergency and additional powers of the…West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateFeb. 23, 20232020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. IL-004Executive Order 2020-07 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 5)Suspension of on-premises consumption at restaurants and bars; prohibition of gatherings of 50 or more; unemployment insurance waiting…Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IL-052Illinois Gaming Board Special Notice: suspension of all video gaming operations and casino gambling operations (homepage notice with linked press releases of Mar. 13, 16 and 20, 2020)Illinois Gaming Board special notice suspending all casino gambling and video gaming until March 30, 2020Illinois Gaming Board (Charles Schmadeke, Chairman; Marcus D. Fruchter, Administrator)IllinoisSector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q42021 Q1Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IL-059Illinois Gaming Board press release: Gaming Board announces 14 day closure of casinosGaming Board announces 14 day closure of casinos (suspension of gambling operations at the State's 10 casinos beginning Monday, March 16…Illinois Gaming BoardIllinoisSector regulatorMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IN-083Indiana Gaming Commission order closing all State-regulated casinos, racinos and off-track betting facilities (announced Mar. 14, 2020)Temporary shutdown of the thirteen State-regulated gaming facilities effective 6:00 a.m. Mar. 16, 2020Indiana Gaming CommissionIndianaSector regulatorMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Business closureEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source