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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MT-060	Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 ProtocolsUpdated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols, December 21, 2020	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-070	Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order)Cascade City-County Board of Health Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, January 6, 2021	Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer)	Cascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCounty	Jan. 6, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. MT-054	Order of Health Officer January 7, 2021 (rescinding all prior local public health officer orders)Order of Health Officer, January 7, 2021	John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Jan. 7, 2021	2021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MT-019	Executive Order No. 2-2021Executive Order Establishing a State of Emergency	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-018	Press release and letter, 'AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County' (Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley v. Rocking R Bar, Gallatin County Cause No. DV-20-1278B)AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County	Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Department of Justice (press release with the full text of the supervisory letter to Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert)	MontanaState	Jan. 14, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MT-039	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 by modifying state laws to address the consequences of COVID (Jan. 14, 2021)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 by modifying state laws to address the consequences of COVID	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Jan. 14, 2021	2021 Q1	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-026	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-020)Directive of January 13, 2021: Public Gatherings; Businesses; Schools; General Masking Requirements	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MT-020	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q1	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-013	Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1602 (SB 65 sec. 2)Liability (COVID-19 civil liability protection)	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, approved by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-014	Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1606 (SB 65 sec. 6)Affirmative defense -- reasonable measures consistent with regulations, orders, and public health guidance	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-015	Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1601 (SB 65 sec. 1)Definitions ('public health guidance'; 'person'; 'premises'; 'personal protective equipment')	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-016	Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1608 (SB 65 sec. 8)Limitation on requirements	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-027	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-021)Directive of February 12, 2021: General Masking; Phased Reopening no longer in force; Public Gatherings; Businesses	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-021	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-005	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118Powers and duties of local health officers	Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2)	MontanaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-007	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-124Penalties for violations	Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2)	MontanaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-029	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116 (Powers and duties of local boards of health) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-073)Powers and duties of local boards of health, including the 2021 limits of subsection (5) and the enforcement saving clause of subsection (7)	Montana Legislature (Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, as amended by Ch. 324 and Ch. 408, L. 2021 (HB 121, approved Apr. 16, 2021; HB 257, approved May 7, 2021))	MontanaState	Apr. 16, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MT-073	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access)Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116. Powers and duties of local boards of health (MCA 2025 text with 2021 amendments)	Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021)	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Events and venuesVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-030	Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312 (cross-reference to Ex. MT-072)Discrimination based on vaccination status or possession of immunity passport prohibited -- definitions	Montana Legislature (67th), House Bill 702, Ch. 418, L. 2021, approved May 7, 2021	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MT-072	House Bill 702 (2021), An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport, codified at Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312. Discrimination based on vaccination status or possession of immunity passport prohibited -- definitions (En. Sec.…	Montana Legislature (67th), HB 702, approved by Governor Gianforte May 7, 2021; 2021 Mont. Laws ch. 418	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-081	House Bill 702 (2021)An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport	Montana Legislature (Governor Greg Gianforte signed)	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-27-014	House Bill 702 (2021), An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport, codified as Mont. Code Ann. sec. 49-2-312Unlawful discriminatory practice for a person or governmental entity to refuse services, goods, facilities, educational opportunities or…	Montana Legislature (House Bill 702, 67th Legislature), approved by Governor Gianforte	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-061	Memorandum of the Chief Justice, May 17, 2021: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 ProtocolsUpdated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols, May 17, 2021	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	May 17, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MT-022	Executive Order No. 10-2021Executive Order Rescinding State of Emergency	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	June 30, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MT-041	Supervisory Memorandum and Order Rescinding Proclamation (branch closure Proclamations of Mar. 13, 2020 and Jan. 15, 2021)Supervisory Memorandum to Montana State-Chartered Banks and Credit Unions: Proclamation Rescinded; Order Rescinding Proclamation	Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions, Commissioner Melanie G. Hall	MontanaSector regulator	July 12, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read

Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MT-060)
Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer), Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order) (Jan. 6, 2021) (Ex. MT-070)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer January 7, 2021 (rescinding all prior local public health officer orders) (Jan. 7, 2021) (Ex. MT-054)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Executive Order No. 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (Ex. MT-019)
Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Department of Justice (press release with the full text of the supervisory letter to Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert), Press release and letter, 'AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County' (Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley v. Rocking R Bar, Gallatin County Cause No. DV-20-1278B) (Jan. 14, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-018)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 by modifying state laws to address the consequences of COVID (Jan. 14, 2021) (Ex. MT-039)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-020) (Ex. DUT-MT-026)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (Ex. MT-020)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, approved by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1602 (SB 65 sec. 2) (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-013)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1606 (SB 65 sec. 6) (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-014)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1601 (SB 65 sec. 1) (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-015)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1608 (SB 65 sec. 8) (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-016)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-021) (Ex. DUT-MT-027)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives) (Ex. MT-021)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-005)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-124 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-007)
Montana Legislature (Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, as amended by Ch. 324 and Ch. 408, L. 2021 (HB 121, approved Apr. 16, 2021; HB 257, approved May 7, 2021)), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116 (Powers and duties of local boards of health) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-073) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-029)
Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access) (May 7, 2021) (Ex. MT-073)
Montana Legislature (67th), House Bill 702, Ch. 418, L. 2021, approved May 7, 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312 (cross-reference to Ex. MT-072) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-030)
Montana Legislature (67th), HB 702, approved by Governor Gianforte May 7, 2021; 2021 Mont. Laws ch. 418, House Bill 702 (2021), An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport, codified at Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312 (May 7, 2021) (Ex. MT-072)
Montana Legislature (Governor Greg Gianforte signed), House Bill 702 (2021) (May 7, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-081)
Montana Legislature (House Bill 702, 67th Legislature), approved by Governor Gianforte, House Bill 702 (2021), An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport, codified as Mont. Code Ann. sec. 49-2-312 (May 7, 2021) (Ex. SEC-27-014)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, May 17, 2021: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols (Ex. MT-061)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Executive Order No. 10-2021 (June 30, 2021) (Ex. MT-022)
Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions, Commissioner Melanie G. Hall, Supervisory Memorandum and Order Rescinding Proclamation (branch closure Proclamations of Mar. 13, 2020 and Jan. 15, 2021) (July 12, 2021) (Ex. MT-041)

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