List of Coronavirus-Related Restrictions in Every State

En español | For two years, governors and health departments across the country have issued orders and recommendations on the status of schools, businesses and public services in response to the coronavirus pandemic. As the delta and omicron variants spread, some states, cities and counties reinstated mandates they had previously lifted. With the omicron wave subsiding, many of those mandates are ending.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order that requires all federal executive branch employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Some states have adopted vaccine mandates that apply to state employees and health care workers.

Per federal order, masks are required nationwide on public modes of transportation, including commercial flights, and in transit hubs such as aiports and bus and train stations, until at least April 18.

When a state is listed as fully reopened, it means that businesses no longer have to follow capacity limits or curfews. Most public and private gatherings of any size are allowed (large indoor event venues may still be subject to restrictions). Domestic travelers are free to visit the state without quarantining or providing proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Minimal restrictions may still apply in certain settings.

Here’s a look at each state’s restrictions as of April 1.

Alabama

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Kay Ivey (R) issued an order prohibiting any state executive branch agency from penalizing a business or individual not complying with President Biden’s federal vaccine mandate. Ivey also signed a bill that bars local governmental entities, schools and businesses from requiring proof of vaccination as a condition for admission or to receive goods or services. 
• More information: Check the state public health department’s COVID-19 page.

Alaska

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) issued an order banning all executive branch departments from requiring anyone to provide proof of vaccination (vaccine passports).
• Masking requirements: Dunleavy issued a memo requiring employees, contractors and visitors to wear a mask in indoor state facilities unless social distancing can be maintained.
  
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

Arizona

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Doug Ducey (R) signed an order prohibiting local governments from issuing vaccine mandates. The order also requires local governments to provide earned sick leave to employees if they are exposed to COVID-19.
• Mask requirements: The Arizona Supreme Court voided a ban on mask mandates in schools and limited local governments from enforcing similar COVID-19 policies.   
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page. 
  

Arkansas

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) signed a bill that prohibits state and local agencies from requiring proof of vaccination (vaccine passports) to travel, to participate in education or to receive services.
• Mask requirements: Hutchinson signed a bill that bans state and local mask mandates, but it was overturned by a state judge in December.
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

California

• Vaccine and testing requirements: As of April 1, vaccination verification or a negative COVID-19 test is no longer required to attend indoor events with more than 1,000 people. The state Department of Public Health does recommend that venues check vaccination or test status for such "mega events."

State employees and health care workers must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or submit to regular testing (once a week). The same applies to employees who work in high-risk congregate settings, such as jails and senior residential facilities. School staff must also be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing.

The Los Angeles City Council voted March 30 to end vaccine verification requirements for most indoor retail businesses and entertainment venues and for large outdoor events.

• Mask requirements: Face-covering is required in health care and long-term care facilities, emergency and homeless shelters, and jails and prisons. 
• More information: Read California’s current safety measures.

Colorado

Fully reopened.

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Health care workers were required to be vaccinated by Oct. 31. Individuals could seek a medical or religious exemption. Beginning Sept. 20, all state government employees had to be either fully vaccinated or receive COVID-19 tests twice per week.
• More Information: Check the state’s department of health COVID-19 page.

Connecticut

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Ned Lamont (D) mandated COVID-19 vaccines for state employees. Workers were required to be vaccinated by Sept. 27. Certain employees may be eligible to forgo the vaccine and opt for weekly testing. In some circumstances, individuals with a medical condition or sincerely held religious beliefs may be exempt. A similar mandate applies to long-term care employees. On Jan. 6, Lamont signed an order that requires state hospital employees and employees of long-term care facilities to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster.
• More information: Read Connecticut’s COVID-19 response.
   

Delaware

Fully reopened.

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Employees of the state, long-term care homes and health care facilities were required to show proof of vaccination by Sept. 30 or submit to weekly testing. Employees and volunteers in K-12 schools had to show proof of vaccination by Nov. 1 or submit to weekly testing.
• Mask requirements: Gov. John Carney (D) lifted the state’s indoor mask mandate Feb. 11. A mask mandate for K-12 schools and childcare facilities will end March 31.
• More information: Read Delaware’s COVID-19 guidance.  
  

District of Columbia

• Vaccine and testing requirements: By Feb. 15, all D.C. government employees, contractors, interns and grantees had to be fully vaccinated and get a booster shot when eligible. Health care workers and employees and volunteers in K-12 schools also must meet vaccination requirements. Individuals may be exempted from the vaccine mandates because of religious beliefs or medical conditions.
• More information: Read the District of Columbia’s latest COVID-19 situational update.

Florida

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill that prohibits vaccine passports. 
• Mask requirements: DeSantis signed an order protecting the right of parents to choose whether their children wear a mask in schools.
• More information: Read about Florida’s COVID-19 response.

Georgia

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed an order in August 2021 that prohibits local governments from mandating COVID-19 restrictions such as vaccination requirements for private businesses. A bill before the state legislature would bar state and local governments from requiring proof of vaccination to attend colleges and universities and access other public facilities.
• Mask requirements: Kemp's August 2021 order also barred local mask mandates. He signed legislation March 29 that allows parents to decide whether their children wear a mask in school, even if the local district implements a mandate.  
• More information: Check the state department of health’s COVID-19 page.

Hawaii

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Democratic Gov. David Ige's order that state employees show proof of vaccination or undergo regular testing was lifted March 25, as were all vaccine, testing and quarantine requirements for travel to Hawaii.
  
• Mask requirements: Hawaii's statewide mask mandate, the last in the country, expired March 25. 
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page for updates.

Idaho

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Brad Little (R) signed an order banning state entities from requiring people to show a vaccine passport to receive services or to enter buildings, but he vetoed legislation that would have barred most private businesses from imposing vaccine mandates on employees for one year, calling it "government overreach."
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page for more information.

Illinois

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) mandated that employees who work in licensed day care centers get the COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing. Health care workers, K-12 employees and state employees at congregate facilities (health department, Veterans Affairs, prisons, etc.) are also required to be fully vaccinated or to submit to testing.
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

Indiana

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed a bill banning state and local governments from requiring vaccine passports.
• Mask requirements: Holcomb signed an order encouraging, but not requiring, individuals to wear a face mask in public locations.
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

Iowa

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: A state law enacted last year expands employees' rights to claim religious or medical exemptions to workplace vaccine mandates. A bill that would have banned such mandates outright was voted down by the Iowa House March 16, but a separate proposal to bar schools from requiring vaccines passed the House and is before the state Senate.
• Mask requirements: Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed legislation in May 2021 that prohibits local governments from ordering businesses to impose mask rules. State lawmakers are considering new legislation that would more comprehensively bar local mask orders.
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

Kansas

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed a bill requiring employers that mandate vaccines to allow for a medical or religious exemption.
• Mask requirements: The health department recommends, but doesn’t require, that individuals older than 2 wear a mask in public.
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

Kentucky

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Andy Beshear (D) encouraged workers in state health care facilities to get vaccinated by Oct. 1. Starting then, unvaccinated workers will be tested.
• Mask requirements: A statewide mask mandate has ended. A proposed bill would ban mask mandates in schools.
• More information: Check the state public health department’s COVID-19 page.

Louisiana

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: In New Orleans, individuals 12 and up must provide proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test for indoor activities, such as dining, gyms and entertainment centers, as well as for outdoor events with more than 500 people.
• Mask requirements: Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) lifted a mask mandate in most settings. Masks are still required in K-12 schools, but a school can opt out if it adopts certain protocols.
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.
  

Maine

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Health workers had to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 29.
• Mask requirements: Individuals are encouraged — but not required — to wear a mask inside public spaces in counties with high rates of COVID-19.
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

Maryland

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Employees who work in congregate settings must be vaccinated or submit to regular testing and masking requirements. A similar mandate applies to nursing home and hospital employees.
• Mask requirements: Gov. Larry Hogan (R) dropped a mask mandate for employees and visitors at state buildings.
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

Massachusetts

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Long-term care providers and home care workers are among those who had to be vaccinated by Oct. 31. Exemptions are available to those with certain medical conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs. Gov. Charlie Baker (R) issued a similar order for executive branch employees.
  
• Mask requirements: Baker lifted a statewide mask mandate for K-12 public schools Feb. 28.
• More information: Read Massachusetts’ COVID-19 updates.
  

Michigan

Fully reopened.

• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

Minnesota

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced state agency employees who work outside the home must get vaccinated or submit to regular testing.
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.
  

Mississippi

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: A measure that would bar state and local governments from imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates passed the state legislature in late March and is awaiting Gov. Tate Reeves' signature.
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

Missouri

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Mike Parson (R) issued an executive order that prohibits state executive branch agencies from compelling an individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or penalize a business for noncompliance with the federal vaccine mandate.
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page. 

Montana

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: In April 2021, Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed an executive order prohibiting vaccine passports in Montana.
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.
  

Nebraska

Fully reopened.

• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.
   

Nevada

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: A requirement that state employees who aren’t fully vaccinated submit to weekly testing was lifted March 25.
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

New Hampshire

Fully reopened.

• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

New Jersey

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Employees at health care facilities and congregate living facilities such as nursing homes, group homes and prisons must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Workers at schools, child care centers and state government agencies must be fully vaccinated or get tested regularly. The orders cover contractors working at the listed settings as well as employees.
• More information: Read New Jersey’s COVID-19 information hub.

New Mexico

Fully reopened.

• Vaccine and testing requirements: A vaccine mandate is in place for employees who work in high-risk settings, such as hospitals and congregate care facilities. Those with a qualifying medical exemption, disability or sincerely held religious belief can receive an exemption. Exempt individuals must wear a mask and submit to weekly COVID-19 testing. School workers who are not fully vaccinated also must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test weekly and wear a mask. On Dec. 2, the health department added a booster shot requirement to the vaccine mandates.
  
• Mask requirements: On Feb. 17, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) lifted the mask mandate for most indoor public spaces. Masks are still required in hospitals, long-term care facilities and other congregate settings.
  
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

New York

• Vaccine and testing requirements: State employees must show proof of vaccination or submit to regular testing. Patient-facing state health care employees are also required to be vaccinated, without a test-out option. 

In New York City, most workers in both the public and private sectors must show proof of vaccination if they work in-person (that is, at a workplace rather than at home) or interact with the public in the course of business. 

• Mask requirements: Masks are required in hospitals, nursing homes and similar entities where people congregate.
• More information: Read York’s new phase of COVID-19 response.

North Carolina

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Roy Cooper (D) announced that cabinet-agency workers who aren’t vaccinated must wear a mask and submit to weekly testing.
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.
  

North Dakota

Fully reopened.

• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

Ohio

Fully reopened. 

• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.
  

Oklahoma

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed an order that prohibits state agencies from requiring a visitor to show proof of vaccination to enter public buildings. The order exempts agencies that conduct medical activities requiring patient interaction.
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

Oregon

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Employees of executive branch agencies were required to be vaccinated by Oct. 18 or six weeks after full U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval. Health care workers and school educators and staff must follow a similar mandate.
• Mask mandate: An indoor mask mandate expired March 12. Masks are still required in congregate settings, like health care and correctional facilities.
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

Pennsylvania

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: State health care employees and workers in high-risk congregate-care facilities were required to be vaccinated by Sept. 7 or undergo regular testing. Those hired after that date had to be fully vaccinated.
• More information: Visit the state department of health’s COVID-19 page.

Rhode Island

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Health care workers were required to be vaccinated by Oct. 1 unless they were medically exempt.
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

South Carolina

Fully reopened. 

• Mask requirements: No statewide requirement. Under an emergency ordinance, individuals in unincorporated parts of Richland County must wear a mask in indoor public spaces. The local order applies to people ages 11 and over and is in effect until May 1.
  
  
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

South Dakota

Fully reopened. 

• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

Tennessee

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: State law prohibits private employers from compelling workers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccionation and from taking "adverse action" or discriminating against those to object to getting vaccinated.
• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

Texas

Fully reopened. 

• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

Utah

Fully reopened. 

• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

Vermont

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine or testing requirements: State employees are required to get vaccinated or submit to weekly testing.
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

Virginia

Fully reopened. 

• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

Washington

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Gov. Jay Inslee (D) issued an order that mandates vaccines for state employees, including teachers, health care providers and contractors. The order allows an exemption for those with a disability or sincerely held religious beliefs.
• Mask requirements: An indoor mask mandate was lifted March 12. Masks are still required in congregate settings, like health care and correctional facilities.
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

West Virginia

Fully reopened.

• More information: Check the state’s COVID-19 page.

Wisconsin

Fully reopened. 

• Vaccine and testing requirements: Executive branch employees who are unvaccinated must submit to weekly testing.
• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

Wyoming

Fully reopened.

• More information: Check the state health department’s COVID-19 page.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect new information.

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