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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MN-030	Emergency Executive Order 20-94Authorizing the Commissioner of Education to Take Action to Improve the Education of Minnesota Students During the 2020-2021 School Year	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MN-031	Emergency Executive Order 20-96Restricting Social Gatherings, Celebrations, and the Hours and Operations of Bars, Restaurants, and Venues to Prevent Further Spread of…	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Nov. 10, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MN-032	Emergency Executive Order 20-99, Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (Nov. 18, 2020)Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Nov. 18, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-016	Attorney General statement, 'State of Minnesota Executive Order Enforcement Tools' (Dec. 16, 2020)State of Minnesota Executive Order Enforcement Tools: enforcement authority and penalties for violations of Executive Orders (AG, MDH, DLI…	Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (Office of the Attorney General)	MinnesotaState	Dec. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MN-033	Emergency Executive Order 20-103Extending and Modifying Executive Order 20-99	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Dec. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-022	Emergency Executive Order 20-99 (Four Week Dial Back), as extended by EO 20-103 (Dec. 16, 2020)Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (organized youth and adult sports paused)	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Nov. 18, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MN-034	Emergency Executive Order 20-104Safely Reopening Pools for Lap Swim, Lessons, and Organized Swim Teams	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Dec. 23, 2020	2021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MN-035	Emergency Executive Order 21-01Protecting Recent Progress and Cautiously Resuming Certain Activities	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Jan. 6, 2021	2021 Q1	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MN-036	Emergency Executive Order 21-07Modifying Emergency Executive Order 21-01 and Adjusting Limitations on Certain Activities and Businesses	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MN-037	Emergency Executive Order 21-11, Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota's Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work Activities (Mar. 12, 2021)Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota's Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work Activities	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Mar. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MN-038	Emergency Executive Order 21-21, Safely Sunsetting COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions; Amending Emergency Executive Orders 20-55, 20-81 and 21-11 (May 6, 2021)Safely Sunsetting COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	May 6, 2021	2021 Q2	Workplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MN-039	Emergency Executive Order 21-23Amending Emergency Executive Orders 20-51, 20-81, 21-11, and 21-21	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-015	COVID-19 Universal Guidance for All Businesses and Entities (May 28, 2021)COVID-19 Universal Guidance for All Businesses and Entities	State of Minnesota, Stay Safe Minnesota (DLI, MDH, DEED), under EO 21-11 as amended by EO 21-21 and EO 21-23	MinnesotaState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MN-040	Emergency Executive Order 21-24Extending the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency Declared in Executive Order 20-01	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	June 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MN-058	Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 7 (health and human services omnibus), sections extending Department of Human Services COVID-19 waivers and modifications after the peacetime emergencyExtension of COVID-19 Human Services Program Modifications	Minnesota Legislature (2021 First Special Session), signed by Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	June 29, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MN-042	Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 8, article 5 (Eviction Moratorium Phaseout), sections 1-4Eviction Moratorium Phaseout (in 'An act relating to state government; establishing a budget for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency...')	Minnesota Legislature (2021 First Special Session), signed by Governor Tim Walz June 29, 2021, 1:43 p.m.	MinnesotaState	June 29, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MN-041	Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 12, article 2, section 23Termination of Peacetime Emergency (in 'An act relating to state government operation; appropriating money...')	Minnesota Legislature (92nd Legislature, 2021 First Special Session), S.F. No. 2, signed by Governor Tim Walz June 30, 2021, 7:29 p.m.	MinnesotaState	June 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-062	Face Covering Protocol (updated August 2, 2021)Face masks required of all faculty, staff, students and visitors, including contractors, service providers, vendors and suppliers, in every…	University of Minnesota (University Health and Safety; Office of the President)	University of Minnesota (all campuses; Twin Cities)State	Aug. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MN-045	News release, 'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees	Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan	MinnesotaState	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-133	State employee vaccination-or-testing requirement announced August 11, 2021, effective September 8, 2021Minnesota state employees must be vaccinated or tested weekly	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MN-044	HR/LR Policy #1446, COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination and TestingCOVID-19 Proof of Vaccination and Testing	Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), Enterprise Employee Resources, under the Governor's Aug. 11, 2021 direction	MinnesotaState	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-009	Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025)Adoption of Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Reference (29 C.F.R. parts 1904, 1910 and others, with the listed Federal…	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655	MinnesotaState	Oct. 30, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read

Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-94 (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. MN-030)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-96 (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. MN-031)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-99, Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. MN-032)
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (Office of the Attorney General), Attorney General statement, 'State of Minnesota Executive Order Enforcement Tools' (Dec. 16, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MN-016)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-103 (Dec. 16, 2020) (Ex. MN-033)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-99 (Four Week Dial Back), as extended by EO 20-103 (Dec. 16, 2020) (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-022)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-104 (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. MN-034)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 21-01 (Jan. 6, 2021) (Ex. MN-035)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 21-07 (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. MN-036)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 21-11, Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota's Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work Activities (Mar. 12, 2021) (Ex. MN-037)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 21-21, Safely Sunsetting COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions; Amending Emergency Executive Orders 20-55, 20-81 and 21-11 (May 6, 2021) (Ex. MN-038)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 21-23 (May 14, 2021) (Ex. MN-039)
State of Minnesota, Stay Safe Minnesota (DLI, MDH, DEED), under EO 21-11 as amended by EO 21-21 and EO 21-23, COVID-19 Universal Guidance for All Businesses and Entities (May 28, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MN-015)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 21-24 (June 14, 2021) (Ex. MN-040)
Minnesota Legislature (2021 First Special Session), signed by Governor Tim Walz, Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 7 (health and human services omnibus), sections extending Department of Human Services COVID-19 waivers and modifications after the peacetime emergency (June 29, 2021) (Ex. MN-058)
Minnesota Legislature (2021 First Special Session), signed by Governor Tim Walz June 29, 2021, 1:43 p.m, Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 8, article 5 (Eviction Moratorium Phaseout), sections 1-4 (June 29, 2021) (Ex. MN-042)
Minnesota Legislature (92nd Legislature, 2021 First Special Session), S.F. No. 2, signed by Governor Tim Walz June 30, 2021, 7:29 p.m, Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 12, article 2, section 23 (June 30, 2021) (Ex. MN-041)
University of Minnesota (University Health and Safety; Office of the President), Face Covering Protocol (updated August 2, 2021) (Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-062)
Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, News release, 'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees' (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MN-045)
Governor Tim Walz, State employee vaccination-or-testing requirement announced August 11, 2021, effective September 8, 2021 (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-133)
Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), Enterprise Employee Resources, under the Governor's Aug. 11, 2021 direction, HR/LR Policy #1446, COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination and Testing (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MN-044)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655, Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-009)

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