I believe that test-optional means test-optional. Ivy League schools and others have said that test scores are not required, and they mean it.
In this environment, I do not see how any school can ask for scores for students seeking merit aid, either. But I would check.
This is about equal access. It’s the right thing to do. For some schools, it it temporary. Who knows but maybe some of them will continue along with the many other excellent schools that have been test-optional for a long time now.