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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-027	Tennessee State Parks website notice, 'TDEC to Close All 56 Tennessee State Parks Effective April 4' and 'COVID-19 Update: Park Closures', as captured Apr. 9, 2020TDEC to Close All 56 Tennessee State Parks Effective April 4	TDEC, in support of Governor Lee's Executive Order No. 23 (Ex. TN-008)	Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee State Parks (State agency)State	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-098	Executive Order N-44-20Waiver of the time limit of Penal Code § 396(b) so that its price-gouging prohibitions run through Sept. 4, 2020; prohibition, from Apr. 4…	Governor Gavin Newsom	California (Governor); State levelState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-094	Emergency Order Under MCL 333.2253 - COVID-19 Death ReportingFuneral directors must initiate the death record within 24 hours of learning that a death resulted or is suspected to have resulted from…	Robert Gordon, Director, MDHHS	Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)State	Apr. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AL-013	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 3, 2020 (with technical revisions dated April 10, 2020) -- the Stay at Home OrderStay at Home Order	State Health Officer Scott Harris (announced by Governor Ivey)	AlabamaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. CA-013	Executive Order N-45-20Executive Order N-45-20 (child care for essential workers; CDSS and CDE flexibilities)	Governor Gavin Newsom	CaliforniaState	Apr. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-WV-022	Executive Order 20-20 (hotspot order), paras. 2 and 3 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-017; parallel Exs. WV-018, WV-019, WV-021; not re-saved)Telework mandate on every essential employer, public and private; local health departments directed to set and enforce per-square-foot…	Governor Jim Justice	West Virginia (Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties; parallel orders for Harrison, Kanawha, Monongalia, Marion, Cabell, Ohio, Wayne, Wood and Jackson Counties)State	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. NH-012	Emergency Order #26Extension of Emergency Orders 2, 6 and 16	Governor Christopher T. Sununu	New HampshireState	Apr. 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-039a	Order of the State Health Officer (Stay at Home), Apr. 3, 2020Emergency Order: Stay At Home Order	State Health Officer Scott Harris, M.D.	AlabamaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-078	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Amended April 3, 2020) - Stay at Home OrderStay at Home Order (amended Apr. 3, 2020)	Scott Harris, M.D., State Health Officer	AlabamaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. WV-017	Executive Order 20-20Hotspot order for Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties: five-person gathering limit; mandatory remote work for essential employers; local…	Governor Jim Justice	West Virginia (Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties)State	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-088	Executive Order No. 2020-38Temporary extensions of certain FOIA deadlines to facilitate COVID-19 emergency response efforts	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	Michigan (Governor; every public body)State	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-017	Guidance for Law Enforcement: Enforcement of 'Stay at Home' Order (April 5, 2020)Guidance for Law Enforcement -- Subject: Enforcement of 'Stay at Home' Order	Attorney General Steve Marshall, Office of the Attorney General of Alabama	AlabamaState	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-012	Executive Order No. 7U, § 1 (Apr. 5, 2020): Protection from Civil Liability for Actions or Omissions in Support of the State's COVID-19 Response (health care professionals and facilities); superseded and replaced by EO 7V § 6 (Apr. 7, 2020, Ex. CT-014); facility immunity expired Mar. 1, 2021 by EO 10A § 4 (Ex. CT-036)Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Protection from Civil Liability for Actions or Omissions in…	Governor Ned Lamont	ConnecticutState	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. IN-015	Executive Order 20-17Renewal of Public Health Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 Outbreak	Governor Eric J. Holcomb	IndianaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MD-039	Order of the Governor No. 20-04-05-02, Delegating Authority to Local Health Officials to Control and Close Unsafe FacilitiesDelegating Authority to Local Health Officials to Control and Close Unsafe Facilities	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-048	Executive Order 2020-05Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closures	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	MichiganState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. WV-018	Executive Order 21-20Hotspot order for Harrison, Kanawha and Monongalia Counties: five-person gathering limit; mandatory remote work; local occupancy protocols	Governor Jim Justice	West Virginia (Harrison, Kanawha and Monongalia Counties)State	Apr. 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-056	MBTA service revision effective Monday, Apr. 6, 2020 (Saturday-level bus schedules; modified subway and Commuter Rail service)MBTA Issues Service Revision Effective Monday, April 6 (updated Apr. 3, 2020)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-031	Mass.gov DCR page and 'Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update' (visitor centers, campgrounds and ice rinks temporarily closed; reservations suspended), as captured Apr. 1, 2020Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update	Massachusetts DCR (Baker-Polito Administration)	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (State agency)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-045	Emergency rules extending the closure of all recreational fishing and shellfish harvesting and postponing the spring bear and turkey seasons, the lowland-lakes trout opener and the halibut openers (announced by news release 'Fishing, shellfish harvesting, and some hunting postponed')Fishing, shellfish harvesting, and some hunting postponed	WDFW, by emergency rule	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (State agency)State	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-079	News release AP20:038, Secretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 Pandemic	Secretary of State Alex Padilla	California (Secretary of State, Los Angeles office)State	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCurfew and hoursCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-113	Executive Order No. 1467Executive Order No. 1467 (remote notarization for the duration of the State of Emergency and fourteen days thereafter)	Governor Tate Reeves	Mississippi (Governor; Secretary of State's notary rules)State	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-003	Board motion of April 6, 2020 extending the soft closure (press release, 'Board Extends Soft Closure for K-12 Schools with Option for Reopening')Soft closure extended for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, subject to re-entry criteria	Idaho State Board of Education	Idaho State Board of Education; State levelState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-038	State Board of Education order of March 25, 2020 adopting a Distance Learning Plan for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year (as announced in the Board's release, 'State Board approves distance learning for the remainder of the school year')Order that Oklahoma's public schools complete the 2019-20 school year by distance learning from April 6, 2020 without reopening school…	Oklahoma State Board of Education (State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, chair)	Oklahoma State Board of Education; State levelState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AL-010	Fourth Supplemental State of Emergency Proclamation (Mar. 26, 2020), sec. III; AL-012 (Fifth Supplemental, Apr. 2, 2020)Alternative methods of instruction for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year; EMS licensure extension; remote notarization by…	Governor Kay Ivey	AlabamaState	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public offices	Primary source read

TDEC, in support of Governor Lee's Executive Order No. 23 (Ex. TN-008), Tennessee State Parks website notice, 'TDEC to Close All 56 Tennessee State Parks Effective April 4' and 'COVID-19 Update: Park Closures', as captured Apr. 9, 2020 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-027)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-44-20 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-098)
Robert Gordon, Director, MDHHS, Emergency Order Under MCL 333.2253 - COVID-19 Death Reporting (Apr. 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-094)
State Health Officer Scott Harris (announced by Governor Ivey), Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 3, 2020 (with technical revisions dated April 10, 2020) -- the Stay at Home Order (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AL-013)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-45-20 (Apr. 4, 2020) (Ex. CA-013)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 20-20 (hotspot order), paras. 2 and 3 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-017; parallel Exs. WV-018, WV-019, WV-021; not re-saved) (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-022)
Governor Christopher T. Sununu, Emergency Order #26 (Apr. 4, 2020) (Ex. NH-012)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, M.D, Order of the State Health Officer (Stay at Home), Apr. 3, 2020 (Ex. SEC-03-039a)
Scott Harris, M.D., State Health Officer, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Amended April 3, 2020) - Stay at Home Order (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-078)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 20-20 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. WV-017)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order No. 2020-38 (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-088)
Attorney General Steve Marshall, Office of the Attorney General of Alabama, Guidance for Law Enforcement: Enforcement of 'Stay at Home' Order (April 5, 2020) (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AL-017)
Governor Ned Lamont, Executive Order No. 7U, § 1 (Apr. 5, 2020): Protection from Civil Liability for Actions or Omissions in Support of the State's COVID-19 Response (health care professionals and facilities); superseded and replaced by EO 7V § 6 (Apr. 7, 2020, Ex. CT-014); facility immunity expired Mar. 1, 2021 by EO 10A § 4 (Ex. CT-036) (Ex. DUT-CT-012)
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 20-17 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. IN-015)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 20-04-05-02, Delegating Authority to Local Health Officials to Control and Close Unsafe Facilities (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. MD-039)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-05 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-048)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 21-20 (Apr. 4, 2020) (Ex. WV-018)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA service revision effective Monday, Apr. 6, 2020 (Saturday-level bus schedules; modified subway and Commuter Rail service) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-056)
Massachusetts DCR (Baker-Polito Administration), Mass.gov DCR page and 'Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update' (visitor centers, campgrounds and ice rinks temporarily closed; reservations suspended), as captured Apr. 1, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-031)
WDFW, by emergency rule, Emergency rules extending the closure of all recreational fishing and shellfish harvesting and postponing the spring bear and turkey seasons, the lowland-lakes trout opener and the halibut openers (announced by news release 'Fishing, shellfish harvesting, and some hunting postponed') (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-045)
Secretary of State Alex Padilla, News release AP20:038, Secretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-079)
Governor Tate Reeves, Executive Order No. 1467 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-113)
Idaho State Board of Education, Board motion of April 6, 2020 extending the soft closure (press release, 'Board Extends Soft Closure for K-12 Schools with Option for Reopening') (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-003)
Oklahoma State Board of Education (State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, chair), State Board of Education order of March 25, 2020 adopting a Distance Learning Plan for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year (as announced in the Board's release, 'State Board approves distance learning for the remainder of the school year') (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-038)
Governor Kay Ivey, Fourth Supplemental State of Emergency Proclamation (Mar. 26, 2020), sec. III; AL-012 (Fifth Supplemental, Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. AL-010)

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