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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-DCM-081	Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order (county directive and enforcement statement)Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order (March 30, 2020)	Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey and County Manager Mark Schwartz	Arlington County, VirginiaCounty	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	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. SEC-24-009	Governor's COVID-19 Update of March 21, 2020 (announcing the Director's Orders closing older adult day care services and senior centers and prohibiting adult day support and vocational habilitation services in congregate settings)COVID-19 Update: March 21, 2020	Governor Mike DeWine (COVID-19 Update of March 21, 2020, announcing the Director of Health's orders)	OhioState	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-074	Press reproduction, Governor David Ige unveils 7th Supplemental Proclamation (complete text)Maui Now: complete text of the Seventh Supplementary Proclamation with county reopening notes (May 5, 2020)	Maui Now (reproducing the Governor's Seventh Supplementary Proclamation)	HawaiiState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-014	MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253 incorporating the Governor's executive orders into the epidemic findingOrder incorporating Executive Orders into the MDHHS epidemic finding	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)	MichiganState	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closure	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. ME-091	Amended emergency order incorporating the Governor's orders (as of May 4, 2020)COVID-19 Resources: City Aligns Emergency Order with State	City of Portland	Portland, MaineCity	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-063	Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate ProhibitionHarris County Attorney release on the Attorney General's court filings	Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)	Harris County, TexasCounty	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-029	MDHHS Emergency Order reinforcing the Governor's executive ordersEpidemic order reinforcing Executive Orders (May 18, 2020; re-issued May 27, 2020 and in the late-July 2020 omnibus order)	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)	MichiganState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureWorkplace rules	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. NM-078	Directive of March 15, 2020 to State agencies (remote work; State buildings closed to the public; museums, historic sites and State parks closed)Governor directs state government agencies to minimize face-to-face contact while continuing service delivery	Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham	New MexicoState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-003	Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySecond Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (take-out alcohol; closure of bowling alleys, movie theaters, fitness…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-117	Closure of all Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores at the end of business Mar. 17, 2020 (indefinite); limited online sales resumed Apr. 1, 2020; curbside pickup from Apr. 20, 2020 (under the Governor's Apr. 20 amendment, PA-110); phased store reopening with the county phases from May 8, 2020PLCB store closures and phased reopening (Mar. 17 - June 2020)	Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-044	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0012-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Labor Code and DWC Rules Related to Workers' CompensationBulletin announcing the Governor's suspension of specified Labor Code provisions and DWC rules (deadlines and in-person requirements) for…	Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation	Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (statewide)Court	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-002	First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFirst Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (restaurants, taverns…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MS-007	Miss. Code Ann. § 41-23-5 and § 41-3-15 (legislative reprint of 2022)Legislative reprint of the epidemic-control, isolation, quarantine and detainment provisions (the bill's proposed addition, Governor's…	Legislature of Mississippi (House Bill 612, 2022 Regular Session, as introduced; died in committee Feb. 1, 2022)	MississippiState	Feb. 1, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-032	Bureau of Parks and Lands COVID-19 updates: 'March 26, 2020: Select Coastal State Parks Closed Due to [COVID-19]' (Reid, Popham Beach, Fort Popham and other Midcoast and Southern Maine coastal parks and beaches closed Mar. 27 - Apr. 8, 2020; playgrounds closed until further notice), as captured Mar. 28, 2020Select Coastal State Parks Closed Due to COVID-19 (Bureau of Parks and Lands updates of Mar. 20, 24 and 26, 2020)	Bureau of Parks and Lands (Director Andy Cutko), with the support of Governor Janet Mills	Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands (State agency)State	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-014	Emergency Order suspending door-to-door, public-event and in-person sales and marketing of competitive electric and natural gas supply (announced by press release of March 16, 2020)PUC Suspends Door-to-Door, In-Person Marketing Activities for Energy Suppliers During Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille (Emergency Order), Docket No. M-2020-3019254	Pennsylvania (State public utility commission)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-011	Executive Order N-38-20Executive Order N-38-20 (suspending limits on the Judicial Council's emergency rulemaking authority)	Governor Gavin Newsom	CaliforniaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	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. ME-090	Council extension of the Stay at Home Emergency Order (vote of Apr. 27, 2020)Council Extends Stay at Home Emergency Order; Portland Updates Stay at Home Guidance Based on Governor Mills' April 28 Announcement	Portland City Council	Portland, MaineCity	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043	News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020)Conversion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center into the 1,000-bed Boston Hope care facility	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement)	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; Hynes Convention Center), Massachusetts (State authority)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-027	Tennessee State Parks website notice, 'TDEC to Close All 56 Tennessee State Parks Effective April 4' and 'COVID-19 Update: Park Closures', as captured Apr. 9, 2020TDEC to Close All 56 Tennessee State Parks Effective April 4	TDEC, in support of Governor Lee's Executive Order No. 23 (Ex. TN-008)	Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee State Parks (State agency)State	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FL-016	Executive Order 20-87Emergency Management - COVID-19 - Vacation Rentals	Governor Ron DeSantis	FloridaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source

Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey and County Manager Mark Schwartz, Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order (county directive and enforcement statement) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-081)
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 Mike DeWine (COVID-19 Update of March 21, 2020, announcing the Director of Health's orders), Governor's COVID-19 Update of March 21, 2020 (announcing the Director's Orders closing older adult day care services and senior centers and prohibiting adult day support and vocational habilitation services in congregate settings) (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. SEC-24-009)
Maui Now (reproducing the Governor's Seventh Supplementary Proclamation), Press reproduction, Governor David Ige unveils 7th Supplemental Proclamation (complete text) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. HI-074)
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon), MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253 incorporating the Governor's executive orders into the epidemic finding (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. MI-014)
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)
City of Portland, Amended emergency order incorporating the Governor's orders (as of May 4, 2020) (Ex. ME-091)
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release), Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate Prohibition (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-063)
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon), MDHHS Emergency Order reinforcing the Governor's executive orders (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MI-029)
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)
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Directive of March 15, 2020 to State agencies (remote work; State buildings closed to the public; museums, historic sites and State parks closed) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. NM-078)
Governor John C. Carney, Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. DE-003)
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Closure of all Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores at the end of business Mar. 17, 2020 (indefinite); limited online sales resumed Apr. 1, 2020; curbside pickup from Apr. 20, 2020 (under the Governor's Apr. 20 amendment, PA-110); phased store reopening with the county phases from May 8, 2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. PA-117)
Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0012-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Labor Code and DWC Rules Related to Workers' Compensation (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-044)
Governor John C. Carney, First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DE-002)
Legislature of Mississippi (House Bill 612, 2022 Regular Session, as introduced; died in committee Feb. 1, 2022), Miss. Code Ann. § 41-23-5 and § 41-3-15 (legislative reprint of 2022) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MS-007)
Bureau of Parks and Lands (Director Andy Cutko), with the support of Governor Janet Mills, Bureau of Parks and Lands COVID-19 updates: 'March 26, 2020: Select Coastal State Parks Closed Due to [COVID-19]' (Reid, Popham Beach, Fort Popham and other Midcoast and Southern Maine coastal parks and beaches closed Mar. 27 - Apr. 8, 2020; playgrounds closed until further notice), as captured Mar. 28, 2020 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-032)
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille (Emergency Order), Docket No. M-2020-3019254, Emergency Order suspending door-to-door, public-event and in-person sales and marketing of competitive electric and natural gas supply (announced by press release of March 16, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-014)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-38-20 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. CA-011)
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)
Portland City Council, Council extension of the Stay at Home Emergency Order (vote of Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. ME-090)
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement), News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043)
TDEC, in support of Governor Lee's Executive Order No. 23 (Ex. TN-008), Tennessee State Parks website notice, 'TDEC to Close All 56 Tennessee State Parks Effective April 4' and 'COVID-19 Update: Park Closures', as captured Apr. 9, 2020 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-027)
Governor Ron DeSantis, Executive Order 20-87 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. FL-016)

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