

Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) allowed the statewide COVID-19 emergency to expire for a second time on September 27, 2021. The Public Health Emergency first expired on February 14, but the legislature passed House Bill 76 to retroactively extend it through April 30 to secure federal food assistance benefits. Mike Dunleavy (R) ended the Public Health Emergency. I am confident in our state’s future as we move forward.” It is important our focus remains on getting Alaska’s economy back on track and welcoming summer tourism throughout our great state.

Our systems are fully functioning with vaccine distribution, adequate testing, and health care capacity. Alaska is in the recovery phase where an emergency declaration is no longer necessary. In a statement on April 30, Dunleavy said, "Today I took immediate action to end the COVID-19 disaster declaration. Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) ended the Public Health Emergency on February 14, but the legislature retroactively extended it through April 30. Kay Ivey (R) issued an order terminating the statewide COVID-19 emergency. Ivey (R) declared a limited statewide state of emergency in response to rising COVID-19 cases. Ivey (R) extended the limited emergency through October 31. Ivey (R) did not renew the emergency order.

States that have ended COVID-19 emergency ordersīallotpedia's coverage of COVID-19 includes how federal, state, and local governments are responding, and how those responses are influencing election rules and operations, political campaigns, the economy, schools, and more.Map of active and expired COVID-19 emergency orders.States with active and expired COVID-19 emergency orders.

We encourage you to share updates with us by emailing related research, click here to read the 2020 state statutes that formed the basis of emergency declarations, and click here to read about changes state legislatures have made to state emergency power laws since the beginning of the pandemic. This article is updated weekly on Mondays. Information on this page comes from the National Academy for State Health Policy and Ballotpedia staff research. In 13 states, COVID-19 emergency orders have expired. Of the 13 states with divided government, zero have an active COVID-19 emergency order.
