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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044	Governor's suspension of statutes to allow appearance before a notary public via videoconference (announced April 8, 2020)Governor Abbott Temporarily Suspends Certain Statutes To Allow For Appearance Before Notary Public Via Videoconference	Governor Greg Abbott (Office of the Texas Governor release announcing the suspension)	Texas (Governor)State	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-061	Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Waives Health Care Fees For Incarcerated Texans In TDCJ Facilities'TDCJ directed to temporarily suspend inmate fees for health care services related to COVID-19	Governor Greg Abbott	Texas (Governor; Texas Department of Criminal Justice); State levelState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-006	NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10-4 (powers of the governor) and 12-10-10 (Enforcement of executive orders and rules)All Hazard Emergency Management Act: the Governor's power to issue orders and to take any action necessary to protect the public health…	Legislature of New Mexico (All Hazard Emergency Management Act)	New MexicoState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. WI-040	Wis. Stat. ch. 323, Emergency Management (323.10 declaration by governor; 323.12 powers and duties of the governor; 323.28 penalties)Codified authority for the Governor's emergency declarations and the DHS face-covering orders (323.12(4)(b)); 60-day limit; legislative…	Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute)	WisconsinState	Mar. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-016	Public Law 2021, chapter 28 (L.D. 1), An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights and To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers, Part C, enacting 37-B M.R.S. sec. 742(1)(E)An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights and To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers	130th Maine Legislature (L.D. 1, S.P. 29); became law without the Governor's signature	MaineState	Mar. 25, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-042	Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland Authorizing Remote Notarizations (No. 20-03-30-04)Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland Authorizing Remote Notarizations	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	Maryland (Governor)State	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. VT-079	Governor's release, As State of Emergency Ends, Governor Phil Scott Acts to Ensure Continuity in Select Critical ServicesState of Emergency expires at midnight June 15, 2021; EO 06-21 signed; June 14 directive to ACCD Secretary	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release)	VermontState	June 15, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declarationAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-014	Release, 'Governor Carney Announces Additional COVID-19 Restrictions to Confront Winter Surge' (Dec. 10, 2020), announcing the zero-tolerance enforcement policy for businesses effective Dec. 14, 2020Governor Carney Announces Additional COVID-19 Restrictions to Confront Winter Surge (State of Delaware News, Dec. 10, 2020)	Governor John C. Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health (Office of the Governor release)	DelawareState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-006	La. R.S. 29:724 (powers of the governor; executive orders and proclamations have the force and effect of law; penalty for violation)Powers of the governor: 'the governor may issue executive orders, proclamations, and regulations,' which 'shall have the force and effect of…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState	June 22, 1993	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. VT-078	Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces State Has Reached Its 80% Vaccination Goal; Lifts All State Covid-19 RestrictionsAll State COVID-19 restrictions rescinded effective immediately; State of Emergency not renewed	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release)	VermontState	June 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. VT-081	Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott and State Officials Announce the Vermont Forward PlanVermont Forward Roadmap to Reopening: stepped easing tied to vaccination rates through July 4, 2021	Office of Governor Phil Scott with ACCD and VDH (official release)	VermontState	Apr. 6, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-006	C.R.S. § 24-33.5-704 (The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitations)The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitations	Colorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018)	ColoradoState	Oct. 1, 2018	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-001	20 Del. C. §§ 3115-3117 (General authority of the Governor; Powers; Activation of emergency or disaster response)Delaware Code, Title 20, Chapter 31, Subchapter III: The Governor and Emergency Management	Delaware General Assembly (codified statute)	DelawareState	Feb. 21, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-018	Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (Mar. 29, 2020) (to Rep. Jeff Bradley), on the extraordinary powers of the Governor during a state of emergency, with additional citationsDo the Governor's extraordinary powers in a state of emergency preempt similar orders of counties and municipalities during the same state…	Attorney General Alan Wilson, by Robert D. Cook, Solicitor General (expedited opinion to the Hon. Jeff Bradley, S.C. House of Representatives, District 123)	South CarolinaState	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-019	Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (Apr. 13, 2020) (to Rep. Josiah Magnuson), on the Governor's authority under § 25-1-440 and the fifteen-day limitationWhether the Governor may issue successive fifteen-day emergency declarations without the consent of the General Assembly; the scope of the…	Attorney General Alan Wilson (opinion to the Hon. Josiah Magnuson, S.C. House of Representatives)	South CarolinaState	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. VT-080	Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Pause to the State's Safe Travel Policy, Compliance Checks and Expanded Testing (cross-state travel map suspended; universal quarantine)14-day (or 7-day-plus-test) quarantine required after all non-essential travel; compliance checks at lodging, bars and restaurants	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); Secretary of ACCD under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 § 11(a)	VermontState	Nov. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. VT-086	Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Lifts Mask Mandate for Vaccinated Individuals, Accelerates Vermont Forward Plan (Step 3)Step 3 effective May 14, 2021: travel testing requirement removed; indoor events one unvaccinated person per 50 square feet up to 300 plus…	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD Vermont Forward Step 3	VermontState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. VT-087	Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Threshold to Remove All Covid-19 RestrictionsStep 4 (removal of all restrictions) to occur at 80 percent first-dose vaccination of the eligible population, otherwise July 4, 2021	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release)	VermontState	May 21, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. VT-093	Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Updates Gathering and Restaurant Table Seating GuidanceTwo unvaccinated households may gather; restaurants may seat multiple households up to six per table; masking, distancing and capacity…	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD guidance	VermontState	Mar. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-005	Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-114, Governor -- Disaster emergency responsibilitiesArk. Code Ann. 12-75-114. Governor -- Disaster emergency responsibilities (executive orders, proclamations and regulations have the force…	General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1973, No. 511, sec. 8; Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973)	ArkansasState	Mar. 19, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationCapacity limitTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-004	37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-011	MCL 30.403, Responsibility of governor; executive orders having the force and effect of law; declaration of state of disaster or emergencyEmergency Management Act sec. 3: the Governor's executive orders, proclamations and directives have 'the force and effect of law'; 28-day…	Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390)	MichiganState	Dec. 30, 1976	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-011	20 V.S.A. sec. 9 (Emergency powers of Governor)Emergency powers of Governor	Vermont General Assembly (Title 20, chapter 1, Emergency Management)	VermontState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-005	Wis. Stat. § 323.12 (2019-20), Powers and duties of the governorPowers and duties of the governor, including powers during an emergency: priority of emergency contracts, orders 'necessary for the security…	Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; exercised by the Governor)	WisconsinState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. PA-055	Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care ProfessionalsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read

Governor Greg Abbott (Office of the Texas Governor release announcing the suspension), Governor's suspension of statutes to allow appearance before a notary public via videoconference (announced April 8, 2020) (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044)
Governor Greg Abbott, Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Waives Health Care Fees For Incarcerated Texans In TDCJ Facilities' (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-061)
Legislature of New Mexico (All Hazard Emergency Management Act), NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10-4 (powers of the governor) and 12-10-10 (Enforcement of executive orders and rules) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-006)
Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute), Wis. Stat. ch. 323, Emergency Management (323.10 declaration by governor; 323.12 powers and duties of the governor; 323.28 penalties) (Mar. 1, 2020) (Ex. WI-040)
130th Maine Legislature (L.D. 1, S.P. 29); became law without the Governor's signature, Public Law 2021, chapter 28 (L.D. 1), An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights and To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers, Part C, enacting 37-B M.R.S. sec. 742(1)(E) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-016)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland Authorizing Remote Notarizations (No. 20-03-30-04) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-042)
Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release), Governor's release, As State of Emergency Ends, Governor Phil Scott Acts to Ensure Continuity in Select Critical Services (June 15, 2021) (Ex. VT-079)
Governor John C. Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health (Office of the Governor release), Release, 'Governor Carney Announces Additional COVID-19 Restrictions to Confront Winter Surge' (Dec. 10, 2020), announcing the zero-tolerance enforcement policy for businesses effective Dec. 14, 2020 (Ex. DUT-DE-014)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:724 (powers of the governor; executive orders and proclamations have the force and effect of law; penalty for violation) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-006)
Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release), Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces State Has Reached Its 80% Vaccination Goal; Lifts All State Covid-19 Restrictions (June 14, 2021) (Ex. VT-078)
Office of Governor Phil Scott with ACCD and VDH (official release), Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott and State Officials Announce the Vermont Forward Plan (Apr. 6, 2021) (Ex. VT-081)
Colorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018), C.R.S. § 24-33.5-704 (The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitations) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CO-006)
Delaware General Assembly (codified statute), 20 Del. C. §§ 3115-3117 (General authority of the Governor; Powers; Activation of emergency or disaster response) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-001)
Attorney General Alan Wilson, by Robert D. Cook, Solicitor General (expedited opinion to the Hon. Jeff Bradley, S.C. House of Representatives, District 123), Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (Mar. 29, 2020) (to Rep. Jeff Bradley), on the extraordinary powers of the Governor during a state of emergency, with additional citations (Ex. DUT-SC-018)
Attorney General Alan Wilson (opinion to the Hon. Josiah Magnuson, S.C. House of Representatives), Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (Apr. 13, 2020) (to Rep. Josiah Magnuson), on the Governor's authority under § 25-1-440 and the fifteen-day limitation (Ex. DUT-SC-019)
Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); Secretary of ACCD under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 § 11(a), Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Pause to the State's Safe Travel Policy, Compliance Checks and Expanded Testing (cross-state travel map suspended; universal quarantine) (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. VT-080)
Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD Vermont Forward Step 3, Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Lifts Mask Mandate for Vaccinated Individuals, Accelerates Vermont Forward Plan (Step 3) (May 14, 2021) (Ex. VT-086)
Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release), Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Threshold to Remove All Covid-19 Restrictions (May 21, 2021) (Ex. VT-087)
Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD guidance, Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Updates Gathering and Restaurant Table Seating Guidance (Mar. 12, 2021) (Ex. VT-093)
General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1973, No. 511, sec. 8; Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973), Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-114, Governor -- Disaster emergency responsibilities (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-005)
Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers), 37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-004)
Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390), MCL 30.403, Responsibility of governor; executive orders having the force and effect of law; declaration of state of disaster or emergency (standing) (Ex. DUT-MI-011)
Vermont General Assembly (Title 20, chapter 1, Emergency Management), 20 V.S.A. sec. 9 (Emergency powers of Governor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VT-011)
Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; exercised by the Governor), Wis. Stat. § 323.12 (2019-20), Powers and duties of the governor (standing) (Ex. DUT-WI-005)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals (May 6, 2020) (Ex. PA-055)

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