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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-TX-014	Senate Bill 6, Pandemic Liability Protection Act (Act of June 14, 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., ch. 528)An Act relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or disaster related to a pandemic	Texas Legislature (87th Leg., R.S.), Senate Bill 6, signed by Governor Abbott	TexasState	June 14, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-015	Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 148.003Liability for Causing Exposure to Pandemic Disease	Texas Legislature (Civil Practice and Remedies Code ch. 148, Liability During Pandemic Emergency, added by S.B. 6)	TexasState	June 14, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. CO-041	Fourth Amended Public Health Order 20-38 Limited COVID-19 Restrictions, § I.B (existing library exhibit; cross-reference)Limited COVID-19 Restrictions	Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director, CDPHE	ColoradoState	June 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-013	House Bill 112 (2021)An Act to amend an Act relating to torts to provide certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19, approved August 5, 2020…	General Assembly of Georgia (Representatives Kelley, Cooper, Carpenter, Newton, Hawkins and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp (May 2021)	GeorgiaState	July 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-003	Wyo. Stat. Ann. 35-1-24035-1-240. Powers and duties.	Wyoming Legislature (Wyo. Stat. Title 35, ch. 1, art. 2)	WyomingState	July 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. WA-072	Proclamation 20-25.14, Washington Ready (July 1, 2021), 'Additionally' paras. 3-4 and 'Furthermore' paras. 8-10Washington Ready	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	July 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-018	DOSH Directive 1.70 (Updated July 7, 2021)General Coronavirus Prevention Under Stay Safe - Stay Healthy Order [Washington Ready]	Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Division of Occupational Safety and Health	WashingtonState	July 7, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-020	Slidewaters LLC v. Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, No. 20-35634Opinion affirming denial of injunctive relief and dismissal of claims against Proclamations 20-05 and 20-25 and L&I emergency rule WAC…	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Gould, Clifton, Bress, JJ.; opinion by Judge Clifton)	Washington (United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on appeal from E.D. Wash.)Court	July 8, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-017	VOSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for the protection of healthcare workers from COVID-19 (29 C.F.R. part 1910, subpart U: 1910.502 Healthcare; 1910.504 Mini Respiratory Protection Program; 1910.505 Severability; 1910.509 Incorporation by Reference), as adopted and posted by VOSHA July 13, 2021Subpart U, COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (Healthcare), as adopted by VOSHA	Vermont Department of Labor, Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration (VOSHA)	VermontState	July 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-007	AKOSH Program Directive #21-05 (attaching the ETS, 86 Fed. Reg. 32376 (June 21, 2021), and its July 2021 correction)Implementing OSHA's Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard 29 CFR 1910	William Harlan, Director, Labor Standards and Safety Division, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (AKOSH)	AlaskaState	July 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NH-013	RSA 21-P:42-aNovel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19); Health Facilities	New Hampshire General Court (2021 N.H. Laws ch. 179, Part III, sec. 1); Governor's signature	New HampshireState	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-013	Oregon OSHA Workplace Advisory Memo 8.13.21: Employer Enforcement of Facial Covering Requirements in Relation to Customers, Clients, and Other Guests (Aug. 13, 2021)Employer Enforcement of Facial Covering Requirements in Relation to Customers, Clients, and Other Guests	Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services	OregonState	Aug. 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. WA-080	Proclamation 20-25.15, Washington Ready (Aug. 20, 2021; effective Aug. 23, 2021), paras. 2-3 and 'Customers' and 'Employers' clausesWashington Ready (indoor face-covering prohibition on businesses and all entities; employer duties)	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-011	SS#2 SCS SBs 51 & 42 (2021), Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed, enacting RSMo 537.1000, 537.1005, 537.1010, 537.1015, 537.1020 and 537.1035An Act to amend chapter 537, RSMo, by adding thereto six new sections relating to civil actions	Missouri General Assembly, 101st General Assembly, First Regular Session (Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. 51 & 42); approved by Governor Michael L. Parson July 7, 2021	MissouriState	July 7, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-012	RSMo 537.1005COVID-19 exposure, immunity from liability, when -- assumption of risk, signage -- no third-party liability, exceptions	Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 537), as codified by the Revisor of Statutes	MissouriState	July 7, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AZ-010	Session law (Senate Bill 1377), adding A.R.S. §§ 12-515 and 12-516An Act amending title 12, chapter 5, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 12-515 and 12-516; relating to civil liability…	Arizona Legislature (Fifty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session); approved by Governor Douglas A. Ducey	ArizonaState	Apr. 5, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-019	Ho v. Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, L.L.C., 2021 OK 68, 507 P.3d 673, Case No. 119,752Opinion reversing dismissal of a nurse's wrongful-discharge action: the Governor's COVID-19 emergency orders expressed established Oklahoma…	Supreme Court of Oklahoma (Kauger, J., for the Court)	OklahomaCourt	Dec. 14, 2021	2020 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-017	Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022)Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. d/b/a Tonic Bar, et al. v. Governor Kimberly K. Reynolds and Iowa Department of Public Health - opinion…	Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court)	IowaCourt	Feb. 18, 2022	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-017	Arbor Management Services, LLC v. Hendrix, No. A22A0068 (Ga. Ct. App. June 22, 2022)Opinion reversing the denial of a motion to dismiss: negligence claims for a senior-living facility's March 2020 infection-control conduct…	Court of Appeals of Georgia (Doyle, P.J., with Reese, J., and Senior Appellate Judge Phipps)	Georgia (Court of Appeals of Georgia, Third Division)Court	June 22, 2022		Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-002	R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-17Additional general powers	Rhode Island General Assembly (codified statute administered by the Director of Health)	Rhode IslandState	June 30, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-011	R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-15Immunity from liability -- Compensation for death or injury of disaster response workers	Rhode Island General Assembly	Rhode IslandState	July 2, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-008	22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons')Title 22, Chapter 562: Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and…	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-009	22 M.R.S. sec. 451 (appointment), sec. 453 (local board of health), sec. 454-A (powers and duties: inspection of premises where 'conditions posing a public health threat' exist; orders for 'the suppression and removal of nuisances and conditions suspected of posing or found to pose a public health threat'; enforcement of public health laws), sec. 461 (notice to clean or quit unfit premises; closure), sec. 462 (law enforcement assistance)Title 22, Chapter 153: Local Health Officers (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 153, Local Health Officers; every municipality's local health officer under the supervision of the Commissioner of Health and Human Services)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-008	740 ILCS 130/2 (duty owed to entrants)Statutory duty of every owner or occupier of premises to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances toward entrants	Illinois General Assembly (Premises Liability Act)	IllinoisState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-007	G.L. c. 111, s. 122Regulations relative to nuisances; examinations	General Court (codified statute; powers of municipal boards of health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read

Texas Legislature (87th Leg., R.S.), Senate Bill 6, signed by Governor Abbott, Senate Bill 6, Pandemic Liability Protection Act (Act of June 14, 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., ch. 528) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-014)
Texas Legislature (Civil Practice and Remedies Code ch. 148, Liability During Pandemic Emergency, added by S.B. 6), Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 148.003 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-015)
Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director, CDPHE, Fourth Amended Public Health Order 20-38 Limited COVID-19 Restrictions, § I.B (existing library exhibit; cross-reference) (June 30, 2021) (Ex. CO-041)
General Assembly of Georgia (Representatives Kelley, Cooper, Carpenter, Newton, Hawkins and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp (May 2021), House Bill 112 (2021) (July 1, 2021) (Ex. DUT-GA-013)
Wyoming Legislature (Wyo. Stat. Title 35, ch. 1, art. 2), Wyo. Stat. Ann. 35-1-240 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WY-003)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-25.14, Washington Ready (July 1, 2021), 'Additionally' paras. 3-4 and 'Furthermore' paras. 8-10 (Ex. WA-072)
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, DOSH Directive 1.70 (Updated July 7, 2021) (Ex. DUT-WA-018)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Gould, Clifton, Bress, JJ.; opinion by Judge Clifton), Slidewaters LLC v. Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, No. 20-35634 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WA-020)
Vermont Department of Labor, Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration (VOSHA), VOSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for the protection of healthcare workers from COVID-19 (29 C.F.R. part 1910, subpart U: 1910.502 Healthcare; 1910.504 Mini Respiratory Protection Program; 1910.505 Severability; 1910.509 Incorporation by Reference), as adopted and posted by VOSHA July 13, 2021 (Ex. DUT-VT-017)
William Harlan, Director, Labor Standards and Safety Division, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (AKOSH), AKOSH Program Directive #21-05 (attaching the ETS, 86 Fed. Reg. 32376 (June 21, 2021), and its July 2021 correction) (July 19, 2021) (Ex. DUT-AK-007)
New Hampshire General Court (2021 N.H. Laws ch. 179, Part III, sec. 1); Governor's signature, RSA 21-P:42-a (standing) (Ex. DUT-NH-013)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA Workplace Advisory Memo 8.13.21: Employer Enforcement of Facial Covering Requirements in Relation to Customers, Clients, and Other Guests (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OR-013)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-25.15, Washington Ready (Aug. 20, 2021; effective Aug. 23, 2021), paras. 2-3 and 'Customers' and 'Employers' clauses (Ex. WA-080)
Missouri General Assembly, 101st General Assembly, First Regular Session (Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. 51 & 42); approved by Governor Michael L. Parson July 7, 2021, SS#2 SCS SBs 51 & 42 (2021), Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed, enacting RSMo 537.1000, 537.1005, 537.1010, 537.1015, 537.1020 and 537.1035 (July 7, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MO-011)
Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 537), as codified by the Revisor of Statutes, RSMo 537.1005 (July 7, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MO-012)
Arizona Legislature (Fifty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session); approved by Governor Douglas A. Ducey, Session law (Senate Bill 1377), adding A.R.S. §§ 12-515 and 12-516 (standing) (Ex. DUT-AZ-010)
Supreme Court of Oklahoma (Kauger, J., for the Court), Ho v. Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, L.L.C., 2021 OK 68, 507 P.3d 673, Case No. 119,752 (Dec. 14, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OK-019)
Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court), Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022) (Ex. DUT-IA-017)
Court of Appeals of Georgia (Doyle, P.J., with Reese, J., and Senior Appellate Judge Phipps), Arbor Management Services, LLC v. Hendrix, No. A22A0068 (Ga. Ct. App. June 22, 2022) (Ex. DUT-GA-017)
Rhode Island General Assembly (codified statute administered by the Director of Health), R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-17 (standing) (Ex. DUT-RI-002)
Rhode Island General Assembly, R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-15 (standing) (Ex. DUT-RI-011)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program), 22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons') (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-008)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 153, Local Health Officers; every municipality's local health officer under the supervision of the Commissioner of Health and Human Services), 22 M.R.S. sec. 451 (appointment), sec. 453 (local board of health), sec. 454-A (powers and duties: inspection of premises where 'conditions posing a public health threat' exist; orders for 'the suppression and removal of nuisances and conditions suspected of posing or found to pose a public health threat'; enforcement of public health laws), sec. 461 (notice to clean or quit unfit premises; closure), sec. 462 (law enforcement assistance) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-009)
Illinois General Assembly (Premises Liability Act), 740 ILCS 130/2 (duty owed to entrants) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IL-008)
General Court (codified statute; powers of municipal boards of health), G.L. c. 111, s. 122 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-007)

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