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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MD-077	Governor's release (Aug. 5, 2021): Governor Hogan Announces New Vaccination Protocols for State EmployeesGovernor Hogan Announces New Vaccination Protocols for State Employees	Office of Governor Larry Hogan (press release)	MarylandState	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Vaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-098	Governor's directive of June 14, 2021 to the Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (image posted by the Governor's office as 'CovidRestrictionsLiftedDirective.PNG')All remaining State COVID-19 restrictions lifted (Vermont Forward Step 4)	Governor Philip B. Scott	VermontState	June 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-031	Two-Week Pause on Social Activities (Governor's announcement of Nov. 6, 2020; OHA guidance)Governor Kate Brown Announces Two-Week Pause on Social Activities to Help Stop Rapid Spread of COVID-19	Governor Kate Brown (implemented through OHA guidance under EO 20-27)	Oregon (Malheur, Marion, Multnomah, Jackson and Umatilla Counties)State	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DCM-082	Governor Allows Arlington County and Northern Virginia to Delay Entering Phase OneNorthern Virginia Phase Zero extended to 11:59 p.m. May 28, 2020	Arlington County (release describing the Governor's EO 62 and the localities' request)	Arlington County and Northern VirginiaCounty	May 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-131	State employee vaccination-or-testing requirement announced July 30, 2021 ('Governor Polis to Require Regular Testing for all Unvaccinated State Employees'), effective September 20, 2021Regular testing for all unvaccinated State employees	Governor Jared Polis (Division of Human Resources policy)	ColoradoState	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-031	28-day extension of the emergency declaration to August 18, 2020, with the County's status in the Governor's reopening framework (Phase 1 since June 1, 2020; Phase 2 progress linked to Clackamas and Multnomah Counties)Emergency Declaration Extended to August 18	Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington)	Washington County, OregonCounty	July 22, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-04-065	Governor's Aug. 18, 2021 vaccination protocols for nursing home and hospital staff (as reported by WBOC)Hogan Institutes Stricter Vaccine Protocols for Workers at Md. Nursing Homes, Hospitals	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. (announcement); Maryland Department of Health (implementing order)	MarylandState	Aug. 18, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-VT-020	State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): settlement filed January 15, 2021 (agreement to comply with the Governor's executive order; $1,000 payment)Attorney general settles with Rutland gym owner (VTDigger, Jan. 15, 2021)	State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan; Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (settlement filed for court approval January 15, 2021); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), January 15, 2021	Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)Court	Jan. 15, 2021	2021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TX-050	TABC 'Coronavirus Information' page: chronology of TABC actions and Governor's waivers (March 2020 - March 2021)Coronavirus Information: Previous Actions (No Longer in Effect)	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)	TexasSector regulator	Mar. 10, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-007	Statewide one-week pause on further county reopening (June 11, 2020), holding Multnomah County in the EO 20-25 baseline (stay-home directives) pending Phase 1 approvalMultnomah County must wait to reopen as Governor pauses further reopening statewide	Governor Kate Brown (statewide one-week pause on county reopening); Multnomah County (Phase 1 application of June 5, 2020)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	June 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-072	DLLC, Governor's Executive Order 2020-34 Guidance (Requirements for Restaurants and Bars providing dine-in services)Executive Order 2020-34 Guidance: requirements for restaurants and bars providing dine-in services	Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control	Arizona (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	May 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-084	Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeksCascade City-County Health Officer Order of November 20, 2020, as continued and amended	Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments)	Cascade County, MontanaCounty	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-092	CDOC news article, 'State Agencies with 24/7 Facilities to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff Members' (Aug. 17, 2021)COVID-19 vaccination required for staff of State agencies operating 24/7 facilities, including the Department of Corrections	Colorado Department of Corrections (announcing the Governor's Office requirement for State agencies with 24/7 facilities)	Colorado (Governor's Office and State agencies with 24/7 facilities, including the Department of Corrections); State levelState	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-151	Release: Quarantine protocols eased for those traveling to the CNMI who are fully vaccinatedQuarantine protocols eased for fully vaccinated travelers (May 15, 2021)	Governor Ralph DLG. Torres / COVID-19 Task Force and CHCC	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor / COVID-19 Task ForceTerritorial	May 15, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-136	State employee vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement announced July 28, 2021, effective September 27, 2021New York State employees: vaccination or weekly testing (patient-facing state health care workers: vaccination)	Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (announced July 28, 2021); implemented by Governor Kathy Hochul	New YorkState	July 28, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-037	Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home)Clackamas County reacts to two-week pause to fight COVID-19	Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present)	Clackamas County, OregonCounty	Nov. 9, 2020	2020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NH-024	Emergency Orders #61 (July 31, 2020) and #66 (Aug. 31, 2020)Extensions of Emergency Order #52	Governor Christopher T. Sununu	New HampshireState	July 31, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WA-103	Miscellaneous Venues COVID-19 Requirements (convention and conference centers, hotel meeting spaces, event centers, fairgrounds, arenas)Miscellaneous Venues COVID-19 Requirements	Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq.	WashingtonState	Nov. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-073	Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Driving Schools (classroom occupancy 25 percent from May 26, 2020; 50 percent; 75 percent from Oct. 13, 2020; six-foot distancing except in-car instruction and DPS road tests)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Driving Schools	Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR	Texas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, applied by TDLR (driver education and safety program)State	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-AR-016	ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report)KATV, 'Little Rock bar linked to cluster of infections didn't follow health rules, state says' (July 6, 2020)	Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock)	ArkansasState	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-093	Executive Order No. 21-05 (Aug. 5, 2021): vaccination or weekly testing policy for State and county employeesExecutive Order 21-05: COVID-19 vaccination and testing policy for State and county employees	Governor David Y. Ige	HawaiiState	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-137	'Vaccine or Test' requirement for Commonwealth employees in health care and high-risk congregate facilities, announced August 10, 2021, effective September 7, 2021Commonwealth employees in state hospitals and high-risk congregate facilities: vaccination or weekly testing	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-011	Two-Week Pause on social activities, Nov. 11-25, 2020, applied to Multnomah County (restaurant indoor capacity 50 including staff, party size six; indoor activities capped at 50; telework directed; long-term care indoor visits halted; social gatherings six)As COVID-cases increase, officials call two-week pause to separate people during infectious period	Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Chair Deborah Kafoury and Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines (County call to comply)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-038	Declaration of Emergency Directive 044 (Transition to Local Control), Apr. 19, 2021, ss. 4, 5, 6Termination of statewide social distancing April 30, 2021; transition to county Local Plans May 1, 2021; Baseline Statewide Mitigation…	Governor Steve Sisolak	NevadaState	Apr. 19, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-108	Announcement of Aug. 10, 2021: vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement for Commonwealth employees in State-run health care and high-risk congregate facilities (state hospitals, state centers, veterans' homes, community health centers, state correctional institutions), effective Sept. 7, 2021; new hires must be vaccinatedGov. Wolf Announces Vaccine or Test Requirement for Commonwealth Employees in Health Care and High-Risk Congregate Facilities	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of Administration policy for Commonwealth employees)	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Vaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source

Office of Governor Larry Hogan (press release), Governor's release (Aug. 5, 2021): Governor Hogan Announces New Vaccination Protocols for State Employees (Ex. MD-077)
Governor Philip B. Scott, Governor's directive of June 14, 2021 to the Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (image posted by the Governor's office as 'CovidRestrictionsLiftedDirective.PNG') (Ex. VT-098)
Governor Kate Brown (implemented through OHA guidance under EO 20-27), Two-Week Pause on Social Activities (Governor's announcement of Nov. 6, 2020; OHA guidance) (Ex. OR-031)
Arlington County (release describing the Governor's EO 62 and the localities' request), Governor Allows Arlington County and Northern Virginia to Delay Entering Phase One (May 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-082)
Governor Jared Polis (Division of Human Resources policy), State employee vaccination-or-testing requirement announced July 30, 2021 ('Governor Polis to Require Regular Testing for all Unvaccinated State Employees'), effective September 20, 2021 (Ex. ECO-B-131)
Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington), 28-day extension of the emergency declaration to August 18, 2020, with the County's status in the Governor's reopening framework (Phase 1 since June 1, 2020; Phase 2 progress linked to Clackamas and Multnomah Counties) (July 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-031)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. (announcement); Maryland Department of Health (implementing order), Governor's Aug. 18, 2021 vaccination protocols for nursing home and hospital staff (as reported by WBOC) (Ex. SEC-04-065)
State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan; Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (settlement filed for court approval January 15, 2021); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), January 15, 2021, State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): settlement filed January 15, 2021 (agreement to comply with the Governor's executive order; $1,000 payment) (Jan. 15, 2021) (Ex. DUT-VT-020)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), TABC 'Coronavirus Information' page: chronology of TABC actions and Governor's waivers (March 2020 - March 2021) (Mar. 10, 2021) (Ex. TX-050)
Governor Kate Brown (statewide one-week pause on county reopening); Multnomah County (Phase 1 application of June 5, 2020), Statewide one-week pause on further county reopening (June 11, 2020), holding Multnomah County in the EO 20-25 baseline (stay-home directives) pending Phase 1 approval (Ex. MET-PDX-007)
Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, DLLC, Governor's Executive Order 2020-34 Guidance (Requirements for Restaurants and Bars providing dine-in services) (May 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-072)
Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments), Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeks (Ex. MT-084)
Colorado Department of Corrections (announcing the Governor's Office requirement for State agencies with 24/7 facilities), CDOC news article, 'State Agencies with 24/7 Facilities to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff Members' (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-092)
Governor Ralph DLG. Torres / COVID-19 Task Force and CHCC, Release: Quarantine protocols eased for those traveling to the CNMI who are fully vaccinated (May 15, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-151)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (announced July 28, 2021); implemented by Governor Kathy Hochul, State employee vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement announced July 28, 2021, effective September 27, 2021 (Ex. ECO-B-136)
Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present), Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home) (Nov. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-037)
Governor Christopher T. Sununu, Emergency Orders #61 (July 31, 2020) and #66 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. NH-024)
Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq, Miscellaneous Venues COVID-19 Requirements (convention and conference centers, hotel meeting spaces, event centers, fairgrounds, arenas) (Nov. 16, 2020) (Ex. WA-103)
Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Driving Schools (classroom occupancy 25 percent from May 26, 2020; 50 percent; 75 percent from Oct. 13, 2020; six-foot distancing except in-car instruction and DPS road tests) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-073)
Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock), ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report) (July 6, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AR-016)
Governor David Y. Ige, Executive Order No. 21-05 (Aug. 5, 2021): vaccination or weekly testing policy for State and county employees (Ex. ECO-B-093)
Governor Tom Wolf, 'Vaccine or Test' requirement for Commonwealth employees in health care and high-risk congregate facilities, announced August 10, 2021, effective September 7, 2021 (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-137)
Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Chair Deborah Kafoury and Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines (County call to comply), Two-Week Pause on social activities, Nov. 11-25, 2020, applied to Multnomah County (restaurant indoor capacity 50 including staff, party size six; indoor activities capped at 50; telework directed; long-term care indoor visits halted; social gatherings six) (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-011)
Governor Steve Sisolak, Declaration of Emergency Directive 044 (Transition to Local Control), Apr. 19, 2021, ss. 4, 5, 6 (Ex. NV-038)
Governor Tom Wolf (Office of Administration policy for Commonwealth employees), Announcement of Aug. 10, 2021: vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement for Commonwealth employees in State-run health care and high-risk congregate facilities (state hospitals, state centers, veterans' homes, community health centers, state correctional institutions), effective Sept. 7, 2021; new hires must be vaccinated (Ex. PA-108)

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