Face Mask Mandates post-June 2021

Date of last comprehensive review: 8/27/2021

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State Face mask mandate end for vaccinated and/or unvaccinated Face mask mandate resumed after June 2021 Face mask mandate resumed after June 2021 with exemptions Face mask mandate resumed after June 2021 x2 Face mask mandate ended after June 2021 Face mask mandate ended after June 2021 x2 Face mask mandate currently in place Face mask mandate in schools for 2021-22 school year Banned school face mask mandates Banned other local face mask mandates Judicial decision blocked state from enforcing bans on mask mandates in schools Notes
AlabamaApr 9, 2021------------------
AlaskaMay 22, 2021------------------
ArizonaMar 25, 2021------------Jun 30, 2021Mar 25, 2021Sep 26, 2021
ArkansasMar 30, 2021------------Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021Aug 7, 2021
CaliforniaJun 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021----Feb 15, 2022--Aug 2, 2021------
ColoradoMay 15, 2021------------------
ConnecticutMay 19, 2021----------Aug 7, 2021------
DelawareMay 21, 2021Jan 11, 2022----Feb 11, 2022--Aug 16, 2021------
District of ColumbiaMay 17, 2021Jul 31, 2021--Dec 21, 2021Nov 22, 2021Mar 1, 2022Jul 31, 2021------
FloridaMay 4, 2021------------Jul 30, 2021Jul 1, 2021Sep 8, 2021
GeorgiaMay 1, 2021--------------Aug 19, 2021--
HawaiiMar 26, 2022------Mar 26, 2022--Jul 30, 2021------
Idaho--------------------
IllinoisJun 11, 2021Aug 30, 2021----Feb 28, 2022--Aug 4, 2021------
IndianaApr 6, 2021------------------
IowaFeb 7, 2021------------May 20, 2021May 20, 2021Sep 13, 2021
KansasApr 1, 2021------------------
KentuckyMay 13, 2021------------------
LouisianaApr 28, 2021Aug 4, 2021----Oct 27, 2021--Aug 4, 2021------
MaineMay 24, 2021------------------
MarylandMay 15, 2021------------------
MassachusettsMay 29, 2021----------Aug 24, 2021------
MichiganMay 15, 2021------------------
MinnesotaMay 14, 2021------------------
MississippiSep 30, 2020------------------
Missouri--------------------
MontanaFeb 12, 2021--------------May 7, 2021--
Nebraska--------------------
NevadaMay 13, 2021--Jul 30, 2021--Feb 10, 2022----------
Notes
NV - Face mask policy linked to county-level COVID-19 transmission; mandate applies to counties with substantial or high COVID-19 transmission rates
New HampshireApr 16, 2021------------------
New JerseyMay 28, 2021----------Aug 9, 2021------
New MexicoMay 14, 2021Aug 20, 2021----Feb 17, 2022--Aug 20, 2021------
Notes
NM - Face mask mandate for elementary schools only for 2021-22 school year
New YorkMay 19, 2021--Dec 13, 2021--Feb 9, 2022--Aug 27, 2021------
Notes
NY - Indoor public places with vaccine requirement are exempt from December 2021 mask policy
North CarolinaMay 14, 2021------------------
North DakotaJan 18, 2021--------------Apr 22, 2021--
OhioMay 14, 2021------------------
Oklahoma--------------Jul 1, 2021--Sep 1, 2021
OregonMay 13, 2021Aug 13, 2021----Mar 12, 2022--Jul 29, 2021------
Notes
OR - Face mask mandate for public schools only for 2021-22 school year
PennsylvaniaMay 13, 2021----------Sep 7, 2021------
Rhode IslandMay 18, 2021--Dec 20, 2021--Feb 11, 2022--Aug 19, 2021------
Notes
RI - Venues with capacity less than 250 people are exempt from December 2021 mask policy
South CarolinaMay 11, 2021------------May 11, 2021May 11, 2021Sep 28, 2021
South Dakota--------------------
Tennessee--------------Aug 16, 2021--Sep 3, 2021
TexasMar 10, 2021------------Jun 5, 2021May 18, 2021Aug 25, 2021
UtahApr 10, 2021------------May 28, 2021----
VermontMay 14, 2021------------------
VirginiaMay 15, 2021----------Jul 27, 2021------
WashingtonMay 13, 2021Aug 23, 2021----Mar 12, 2022--Jul 28, 2021------
West VirginiaMay 14, 2021------------------
WisconsinMar 31, 2021------------------
WyomingMar 16, 2021------------------
Total 45 8 3 1 12 1 0 16 9 9 8