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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. DUT-OR-009	House Bill 2638 (2021 Regular Session), Introduced: limitation of liability for acts or omissions taken during the COVID-19 emergency period 'in reasonable compliance with guidance' (not enacted; died in committee)Relating to limitations of liability during the COVID-19 emergency	Representatives Drazan and Gomberg (chief sponsors) and Representatives Bonham, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Moore-Green, Nearman, Owens, Post and Smith G; Oregon House of Representatives, 2021 Regular Session (81st Legislative Assembly)	OregonState	Jan. 11, 2021		Standing dutyOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-027	Directed Health Measure Order 2020-DCHD-019 (green phase) (cross-reference to Ex. NE-026; not re-saved)Directed Health Measure Order 2020-DCHD-019 (green phase): mandatory conditions that remained	Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public Health	Nebraska (Douglas County; the same text was issued for every district)State	Jan. 29, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyGathering capWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-028	Directed Health Measure Order 2020-DCHD-019 (green phase), guidance clauses (cross-reference to Ex. NE-026; not re-saved)Directed Health Measure Order 2020-DCHD-019 (green phase): 'strongly recommended' clauses	Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public Health	NebraskaState	Jan. 29, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyOperating condition	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-AL-015	Act 2021-4 (SB 30, Enrolled), the Alabama COVID Immunity Act, codified at Ala. Code § 6-5-790 et seq.An Act relating to Coronavirus; to provide civil immunity for certain entities and individuals from certain damages claimed by individuals…	Legislature of Alabama (SB 30, 2021 Regular Session, by Senator Orr); approved by Governor Ivey February 12, 2021	AlabamaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-013	House Bill 21-1074, Immunity for Entities During COVID-19 (introduced; not enacted)Concerning Civil Immunity for Entities that Comply with Applicable Health Guidelines Related to COVID-19	Colorado House of Representatives (Seventy-third General Assembly, First Regular Session); sponsor Rep. Bradfield	ColoradoState	Feb. 16, 2021		Standing dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-020	Senate Bill 21-080, Protections for Entities During COVID-19 (introduced; not enacted)Concerning Protections for Entities that Comply with Public Health Guidelines Related to COVID-19	Colorado Senate (Seventy-third General Assembly, First Regular Session); prime sponsors Sen. Woodward, Reps. Bird, Bradfield and Larson	ColoradoState	Feb. 16, 2021		Standing dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-006	Ind. Code Title 34, Article 30, chapter 32, sections 34-30-32-1 to 34-30-32-11 (and chapter 33, sections 34-30-33-1 to -9)Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19 (SEA 1 of 2021): immunity for damages arising from COVID-19 on premises and in activities, with the…	Indiana General Assembly (Senate Enrolled Act 1 (2021), P.L.1-2021, signed by Governor Eric J. Holcomb Feb. 18, 2021; Indiana Code 2021 edition)	IndianaState	Feb. 18, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-021	Introducer's Statement of Intent, LB 139Introducer's Statement of Intent, LB139, One Hundred Seventh Legislature, First Session, 2021	Senator Tom Briese, principal introducer, to the Judiciary Committee (Chairperson Senator Steve Lathrop)	NebraskaState	Feb. 18, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-012	D.C. Act 24-26, Workplace Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Amendment Act of 2021, Title I, secs. 101-106Workplace Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Amendment Act of 2021	Council of the District of Columbia (emergency act approved by Mayor Muriel Bowser)	District of ColumbiaState	Feb. 26, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-008	2021 Wisconsin Act 4, Civil liability exemption; exposure to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 (Wis. Stat. § 895.476)An Act... relating to: the unemployment insurance program and immunity from liability related to COVID-19 exposure	Wisconsin Legislature (January 2021 Special Session Senate Bill 1); Governor Tony Evers (signed)	WisconsinState	Feb. 25, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-012	Public Act 101-0653 (House Bill 4276), amending 820 ILCS 310/1(g)Extension of the COVID-19 first-responder and front-line-worker presumption to diagnoses made on or before June 30, 2021, including the…	Illinois General Assembly; Governor JB Pritzker	IllinoisState	Feb. 28, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-030	WDH summary: Changes to Public Health Orders Related to COVID-19 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-045)Changes to Public Health Orders Related to COVID-19 (February 25, 2021)	Wyoming Department of Health	WyomingState	Feb. 25, 2021	2021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-028	Executive Order 8-21, § 2 para. c (cross-reference to Ex. WV-060; not re-saved)Restaurants and bars up to 100 percent of seating, but occupancy 'must be limited to the extent necessary to allow for proper social…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Mar. 5, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-013	Enrolled Com. Sub. for S.B. 277 (2021 Reg. Sess.), ch. 1, Acts 2021, adding W. Va. Code §§ 55-19-1 to 55-19-9, the COVID-19 Jobs Protection ActCOVID-19 Jobs Protection Act: findings; definitions; no claim for loss arising from COVID-19; products; workers' compensation exclusivity…	West Virginia Legislature (Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 277), approved by Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-014	W. Va. Code ch. 55, art. 19 (COVID-19 Jobs Protection Act), codified textCOVID-19 Jobs Protection Act as codified: §§ 55-19-1 to 55-19-9	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyOperating condition	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. DUT-WY-031	Twenty-third Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order #1 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-050)Twenty-third Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order Regarding Child Care Facilities, K-12 Schools, Colleges…	Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist	WyomingState	Mar. 12, 2021	2021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementSchools and child careOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-020	Belle Garden Estate, LLC v. Northam, Memorandum Opinion denying a preliminary injunction (ECF No. 24), Civil Action No. 7:21-cv-00135Belle Garden Estate, LLC v. Northam, No. 7:21cv00135 (W.D. Va. Mar. 26, 2021)	Thomas T. Cullen, United States District Judge	Virginia (United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Roanoke Division)Court	Mar. 26, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-012	Chapter 2021-1, Laws of Florida (SB 72), § 1, creating Fla. Stat. § 768.38Liability protections for COVID-19-related claims	Florida Legislature (SB 72), approved by Governor Ron DeSantis	FloridaState	Mar. 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-016	Senate Bill No. 283 (2021), § 5, extending K.S.A. 60-5504 business immunity for COVID-19 claims to March 31, 2022AN ACT continuing the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas by extending the expanded use of telemedicine, the authority…	Kansas Legislature (enrolled Senate Bill No. 283, 2021 Regular Session; L. 2021, ch. 14)	KansasState	Apr. 1, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-013	Act 559 of 2021 (HB 1487), Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Tort ImmunityAn Act Concerning Business Liability for a Person Exposed to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19); to Declare an Emergency; and for Other Purposes…	General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (HB 1487, Rep. Gonzales; Sen. Gilmore); approved by Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Apr. 5, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-006	Wyo. Stat. Ann. 35-4-114 and 35-4-11535-4-114. Immunity from liability. 35-4-115. Definitions.	Wyoming Legislature (Wyo. Stat. Title 35, ch. 4, art. 1)	WyomingState	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-008	Wyo. Stat. Ann. 1-1-1411-1-141. COVID-19 exposure and illness; assumption of the risk.	Wyoming Legislature (Wyo. Stat. Title 1, ch. 1, art. 1)	WyomingState	Apr. 6, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyOperating condition	Primary source read

Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-020) (Ex. DUT-MT-026)
Representatives Drazan and Gomberg (chief sponsors) and Representatives Bonham, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Moore-Green, Nearman, Owens, Post and Smith G; Oregon House of Representatives, 2021 Regular Session (81st Legislative Assembly), House Bill 2638 (2021 Regular Session), Introduced: limitation of liability for acts or omissions taken during the COVID-19 emergency period 'in reasonable compliance with guidance' (not enacted; died in committee) (Jan. 11, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OR-009)
Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public Health, Directed Health Measure Order 2020-DCHD-019 (green phase) (cross-reference to Ex. NE-026; not re-saved) (Jan. 29, 2021) (Ex. DUT-NE-027)
Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public Health, Directed Health Measure Order 2020-DCHD-019 (green phase), guidance clauses (cross-reference to Ex. NE-026; not re-saved) (Jan. 29, 2021) (Ex. DUT-NE-028)
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)
Legislature of Alabama (SB 30, 2021 Regular Session, by Senator Orr); approved by Governor Ivey February 12, 2021, Act 2021-4 (SB 30, Enrolled), the Alabama COVID Immunity Act, codified at Ala. Code § 6-5-790 et seq. (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. DUT-AL-015)
Colorado House of Representatives (Seventy-third General Assembly, First Regular Session); sponsor Rep. Bradfield, House Bill 21-1074, Immunity for Entities During COVID-19 (introduced; not enacted) (Feb. 16, 2021) (Ex. DUT-CO-013)
Colorado Senate (Seventy-third General Assembly, First Regular Session); prime sponsors Sen. Woodward, Reps. Bird, Bradfield and Larson, Senate Bill 21-080, Protections for Entities During COVID-19 (introduced; not enacted) (Feb. 16, 2021) (Ex. DUT-CO-020)
Indiana General Assembly (Senate Enrolled Act 1 (2021), P.L.1-2021, signed by Governor Eric J. Holcomb Feb. 18, 2021; Indiana Code 2021 edition), Ind. Code Title 34, Article 30, chapter 32, sections 34-30-32-1 to 34-30-32-11 (and chapter 33, sections 34-30-33-1 to -9) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-006)
Senator Tom Briese, principal introducer, to the Judiciary Committee (Chairperson Senator Steve Lathrop), Introducer's Statement of Intent, LB 139 (Feb. 18, 2021) (Ex. DUT-NE-021)
Council of the District of Columbia (emergency act approved by Mayor Muriel Bowser), D.C. Act 24-26, Workplace Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Amendment Act of 2021, Title I, secs. 101-106 (Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. DUT-DC-012)
Wisconsin Legislature (January 2021 Special Session Senate Bill 1); Governor Tony Evers (signed), 2021 Wisconsin Act 4, Civil liability exemption; exposure to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 (Wis. Stat. § 895.476) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WI-008)
Illinois General Assembly; Governor JB Pritzker, Public Act 101-0653 (House Bill 4276), amending 820 ILCS 310/1(g) (Feb. 28, 2021) (Ex. DUT-IL-012)
Wyoming Department of Health, WDH summary: Changes to Public Health Orders Related to COVID-19 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-045) (Feb. 25, 2021) (Ex. DUT-WY-030)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 8-21, § 2 para. c (cross-reference to Ex. WV-060; not re-saved) (Mar. 5, 2021) (Ex. DUT-WV-028)
West Virginia Legislature (Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 277), approved by Governor Jim Justice, Enrolled Com. Sub. for S.B. 277 (2021 Reg. Sess.), ch. 1, Acts 2021, adding W. Va. Code §§ 55-19-1 to 55-19-9, the COVID-19 Jobs Protection Act (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-013)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code ch. 55, art. 19 (COVID-19 Jobs Protection Act), codified text (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-014)
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)
Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist, Twenty-third Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order #1 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-050) (Mar. 12, 2021) (Ex. DUT-WY-031)
Thomas T. Cullen, United States District Judge, Belle Garden Estate, LLC v. Northam, Memorandum Opinion denying a preliminary injunction (ECF No. 24), Civil Action No. 7:21-cv-00135 (Mar. 26, 2021) (Ex. DUT-VA-020)
Florida Legislature (SB 72), approved by Governor Ron DeSantis, Chapter 2021-1, Laws of Florida (SB 72), § 1, creating Fla. Stat. § 768.38 (standing) (Ex. DUT-FL-012)
Kansas Legislature (enrolled Senate Bill No. 283, 2021 Regular Session; L. 2021, ch. 14), Senate Bill No. 283 (2021), § 5, extending K.S.A. 60-5504 business immunity for COVID-19 claims to March 31, 2022 (Apr. 1, 2021) (Ex. DUT-KS-016)
General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (HB 1487, Rep. Gonzales; Sen. Gilmore); approved by Governor Asa Hutchinson, Act 559 of 2021 (HB 1487), Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Tort Immunity (Apr. 5, 2021) (Ex. DUT-AR-013)
Wyoming Legislature (Wyo. Stat. Title 35, ch. 4, art. 1), Wyo. Stat. Ann. 35-4-114 and 35-4-115 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WY-006)
Wyoming Legislature (Wyo. Stat. Title 1, ch. 1, art. 1), Wyo. Stat. Ann. 1-1-141 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WY-008)

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