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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-BNA-055	Substitute Ordinance: Face Covering/Mask Ordinance (new chapter under Title 9 of the Code of Ordinances)Face Covering/Mask Ordinance	Council of the City of Memphis	City of Memphis, TennesseeCity	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-082	Rutherford County notice: Face Covering Order to be lifted September 22, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CDTRutherford County Face Covering Order to be Lifted September 22, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CDT	Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron (county news release)	Rutherford County, TennesseeCounty	Sept. 21, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. TN-075	Declaration of Public Health Emergency by Rutherford County Mayor (extension of the July 20, 2020 face covering order)Declaration of Public Health Emergency: extension of the face covering order to September 30, 2020	Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron	Rutherford County, Tennessee (Murfreesboro)County	Aug. 29, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-062	Shelby County Face Mask Health Order and DirectiveFace Mask Health Order and Directive (masks required countywide; businesses shall require them)	Shelby County Health Department (Health Director and Health Officer)	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-072	Shelby County Face Mask Directive No. 4Face Mask Directive No. 4 (masks required for residents, visitors, services and businesses; businesses shall require and post notice)	Shelby County Health Department (Health Director and Health Officer)	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-005	Order 4 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or MasksOrder 4 (cloth face coverings: businesses shall require employee masks; public directed to wear them)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-023	Amended and Restated Order 8 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or MasksAmended and Restated Order 8 (face coverings; businesses shall require; K-12 schools shall require)	Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Apr. 9, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-009	Order 8 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or MasksOrder 8 (mandatory face coverings for members of the public; supersedes Amended and Reinstated Order 4)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	June 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-025	Order 16 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Rescinding Amended and Restated Order 8, Cloth Face Coverings or Masks GuidanceOrder 16 (rescinding the face-covering order effective noon May 14, 2021)	Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-034	Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2020-1COVID-19 Face Covering Regulation	Knox County Board of Health	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	July 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-043	Knox County Health Department Regulation 2021-1COVID-19 Face Covering Regulation (Health Department regulation replacing Board of Health Regulation 2020-1)	Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Officer and Knox County Health Director	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	Apr. 12, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-021	Executive Order No. 54An Order Providing Local Governments with Authority Concerning Face Coverings	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-020	Executive Order No. 7Requirement that Face Coverings be Worn at Metropolitan Government Buildings	Mayor John Cooper	Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyCity	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-015	Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-14Constitutionality of Governmental Mandate to Wear Face Coverings	Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee	TennesseeState	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. TN-069	Directive No. 1 of the Hamilton County Health OfficerDirective No. 1: face coverings required indoors in all public and private buildings and outdoors when distancing cannot be maintained	Hamilton County Health Officer (Paul Hendricks, M.D.), Hamilton County Health Department	Hamilton County, Tennessee (Chattanooga)County	July 10, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-071	Directive No. 3 of the Hamilton County Health OfficerDirective No. 3: face coverings required (continuation to Nov. 22, 2020)	Hamilton County Health Officer (Paul M. Hendricks, M.D.)	Hamilton County, Tennessee (Chattanooga)County	Oct. 8, 2020	2020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-066	Public Chapter No. 6, Third Extraordinary Session (2021) (SB 9014 / HB 9077)An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated... relative to addressing the COVID-19 pandemic (Tenn. Code Ann. Title 14)	Tennessee General Assembly (112th, Third Extraordinary Session), signed by Governor Lee	TennesseeState	Nov. 12, 2021		Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-070	Directive No. 2 of the Hamilton County Health OfficerDirective No. 2: face coverings required (continuation)	Hamilton County Health Officer (Paul Hendricks, M.D.); Office of the County Mayor (Jim Coppinger)	Hamilton County, Tennessee (Chattanooga)County	Sept. 8, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-022	Executive Order No. 55An Order to Facilitate and Respond to Continuing Effects of COVID-19 by Amending Prior Executive Orders	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	July 31, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-061	Tennessee Pledge: Construction Worksites guidelinesTennessee Pledge: Construction Worksites	Governor's Economic Recovery Group	TennesseeState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Workplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-050	Executive Order No. 84An Order Regarding Mask Requirements in Schools (parental opt-out)	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-028	Executive Order No. 73An Order to Facilitate the Continued Response to COVID-19 by Extending Executive Order Provisions	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-036	Executive Order No. 84An Order Regarding Mask Requirements in Schools	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. TN-049	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-006	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-107Emergency management powers of the governor	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by the Governor	TennesseeState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read

Council of the City of Memphis, Substitute Ordinance: Face Covering/Mask Ordinance (new chapter under Title 9 of the Code of Ordinances) (June 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-055)
Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron (county news release), Rutherford County notice: Face Covering Order to be lifted September 22, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CDT (Sept. 21, 2020) (Ex. TN-082)
Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron, Declaration of Public Health Emergency by Rutherford County Mayor (extension of the July 20, 2020 face covering order) (Aug. 29, 2020) (Ex. TN-075)
Shelby County Health Department (Health Director and Health Officer), Shelby County Face Mask Health Order and Directive (July 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-062)
Shelby County Health Department (Health Director and Health Officer), Shelby County Face Mask Directive No. 4 (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-072)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 4 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or Masks (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-005)
Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health, Amended and Restated Order 8 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or Masks (Apr. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-023)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 8 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or Masks (June 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-009)
Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 16 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Rescinding Amended and Restated Order 8, Cloth Face Coverings or Masks Guidance (May 14, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-025)
Knox County Board of Health, Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2020-1 (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-034)
Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Officer and Knox County Health Director, Knox County Health Department Regulation 2021-1 (Apr. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-043)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 54 (July 3, 2020) (Ex. TN-021)
Mayor John Cooper, Executive Order No. 7 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-020)
Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-14 (July 16, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TN-015)
Hamilton County Health Officer (Paul Hendricks, M.D.), Hamilton County Health Department, Directive No. 1 of the Hamilton County Health Officer (July 10, 2020) (Ex. TN-069)
Hamilton County Health Officer (Paul M. Hendricks, M.D.), Directive No. 3 of the Hamilton County Health Officer (Oct. 8, 2020) (Ex. TN-071)
Tennessee General Assembly (112th, Third Extraordinary Session), signed by Governor Lee, Public Chapter No. 6, Third Extraordinary Session (2021) (SB 9014 / HB 9077) (Nov. 12, 2021) (Ex. TN-066)
Hamilton County Health Officer (Paul Hendricks, M.D.); Office of the County Mayor (Jim Coppinger), Directive No. 2 of the Hamilton County Health Officer (Sept. 8, 2020) (Ex. TN-070)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 55 (July 31, 2020) (Ex. TN-022)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group, Tennessee Pledge: Construction Worksites guidelines (May 29, 2020) (Ex. TN-061)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 84 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-050)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 73 (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. TN-028)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 84 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. TN-036)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. TN-049)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by the Governor, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-107 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-006)

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