Alabama's public health order, state of emergency to end in May and July Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey during a mask mandate briefing on Jan. 21, 2021. Alabama’s governor announced Monday the state's public health order and state of emergency will end in the coming weeks and months. Posted: May 3, 2021 2:22 PM Updated: May 3, 2021 4:55 PM Posted By: Zac Carlisle MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVA) - Alabama’s governor announced Monday the state's public health order and state of emergency will end in the coming weeks and months. Gov. Kay Ivey's office released the following announcement: Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that Alabama’s COVID-19 public health order will end Monday, May 31, 2021, and the state of emergency will end Tuesday, July 6, 2021.