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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. KS-047	Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Signs Executive Orders to Maintain COVID-19 Response'April 1, 2021 reissued orders 21-09 through 21-21	Office of the Governor (press release)	KansasState	Apr. 1, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirement	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. KS-029	Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Announces Masks Must be Worn Statewide'Announcement of the statewide mask order effective 12:01 a.m. July 3, 2020	Office of the Governor (press release)	KansasState	June 29, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AK-050	Governor's July 22, 2020 directive requiring facemasks in State of Alaska facilities; DHSS Health Mandates page statement that the State does not mandate masks, group size or business operationsState-facilities mask directive (July 22, 2020) and DHSS statement of statewide status (Oct.-Nov. 2020)	Governor Mike Dunleavy (directive for State facilities); DHSS (statement on the Health Mandates page)	AlaskaState	July 22, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	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. 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. IN-087	Governor's release, 'Gov. Holcomb Signs Executive Order to Require Face Coverings' (July 24, 2020)Release announcing the statewide face-covering requirement effective July 27, 2020	Office of Governor Eric J. Holcomb (news release)	IndianaState	July 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IN-088	Governor's release, 'Gov. Holcomb Signs COVID-19 Executive Orders' (Mar. 31, 2021)Release describing the Apr. 6, 2021 conversion of the mask mandate to an advisory, the retained requirements for State buildings, testing…	Office of Governor Eric J. Holcomb (news release)	IndianaState	Mar. 31, 2021	2021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirement	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. MET-LAS-041	WCSD 2020-21 reopening plan: elementary full-time in person; middle and high school hybrid; full-time distance option; masks and distancing per the Governor's directivesFor some Washoe County teachers, new school year brings more worry than excitement	Washoe County School District Board of Trustees (July 2020, after a nearly ten-hour meeting)	Washoe County School District (Washoe County, Nevada)County	Aug. 5, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-152	Release: CNMI moves to Community Vulnerability Level GREENCNMI moves to Community Vulnerability Level GREEN (June 17, 2021; effective June 18, 2021)	Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation and the Governor's COVID-19 Task Force	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor / CHCC / COVID-19 Task ForceTerritorial	June 17, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	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. 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. MET-MSY-074	Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's Statement on the Coronavirus Mitigation Order (July 13, 2020)Statement on the Coronavirus Mitigation Order: the parish mask order instituted 'last week' will be enforced; support for the Governor's…	Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome (official City-Parish news release)	City of Baton Rouge - Parish of East Baton Rouge, LouisianaCounty	July 13, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	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. 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. SEC-15-092	The July 17-20, 2020 fall-opening orders of Kansas, Utah and Iowa (grouped record)Kansas EO 20-59; Utah UDOH K-12 face-covering order; Iowa Proclamation of July 17, 2020	Governor Laura Kelly (KS EO 20-59, July 20, 2020: face coverings in schools); Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of July 20, 2020: face coverings in all public and private K-12 schools); Governor Kim Reynolds (Iowa Proclamation of July 17, 2020: at least half of instruction in person)	Kansas; Utah; IowaState	July 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	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. NM-077	K-12 public school closure (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 16 through Apr. 3; extended Mar. 27, 2020 through the end of the 2019-20 school year) and PED 'Reentry Guidance' (June 20, 2020) and 'COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools' (2021-22)School closure orders and PED reentry instruments	Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart	New MexicoState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	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. CO-095	State-employee COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing requirement (announced July-Aug. 2021) and the CDOC, CDHS and CDPHE vaccination requirements announced Aug. 17, 2021Vaccination or twice-weekly testing and indoor masking for all State employees; vaccination of State staff in 24/7 facilities and serving…	State of Colorado as employer (Governor's Office; Department of Personnel and Administration; Departments of Corrections, Human Services and Public Health and Environment)	ColoradoState	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-054	Press report, State to drop social gathering and restaurant spacing limits, leaving rules up to countiesHPR report of Nov. 23, 2021: statewide gathering caps and restaurant spacing end Dec. 1, 2021; indoor mask mandate and Safe Travels remain	Hawaii Public Radio (reporting the Governor's and mayors' Nov. 23, 2021 announcement)	HawaiiState	Nov. 23, 2021		Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-055	Report, Final statewide mask requirement ended in Hawaii March 26Ballotpedia News: Hawaii's statewide indoor mask requirement ended March 26, 2022 after 704 days, the last in the nation	Ballotpedia News (reporting the Governor's Mar. 8, 2022 announcement)	HawaiiState	Mar. 28, 2022		Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-056	Press report on Executive Order No. 21-05Star-Advertiser: Gov. Ige restricts indoor gatherings to 10 people and outdoor activities to 25; 50 percent indoor capacity for bars…	Honolulu Star-Advertiser (reporting the Governor's Aug. 10, 2021 executive order)	HawaiiState	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source

Office of the Governor (press release), Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Signs Executive Orders to Maintain COVID-19 Response' (Apr. 1, 2021) (Ex. KS-047)
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)
Office of the Governor (press release), Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Announces Masks Must be Worn Statewide' (June 29, 2020) (Ex. KS-029)
Governor Mike Dunleavy (directive for State facilities); DHSS (statement on the Health Mandates page), Governor's July 22, 2020 directive requiring facemasks in State of Alaska facilities; DHSS Health Mandates page statement that the State does not mandate masks, group size or business operations (Ex. AK-050)
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)
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)
Office of Governor Eric J. Holcomb (news release), Governor's release, 'Gov. Holcomb Signs Executive Order to Require Face Coverings' (July 24, 2020) (Ex. IN-087)
Office of Governor Eric J. Holcomb (news release), Governor's release, 'Gov. Holcomb Signs COVID-19 Executive Orders' (Mar. 31, 2021) (Ex. IN-088)
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)
Washoe County School District Board of Trustees (July 2020, after a nearly ten-hour meeting), WCSD 2020-21 reopening plan: elementary full-time in person; middle and high school hybrid; full-time distance option; masks and distancing per the Governor's directives (Aug. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-041)
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation and the Governor's COVID-19 Task Force, Release: CNMI moves to Community Vulnerability Level GREEN (June 17, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-152)
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)
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)
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome (official City-Parish news release), Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's Statement on the Coronavirus Mitigation Order (July 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-074)
Governor Christopher T. Sununu, Emergency Orders #61 (July 31, 2020) and #66 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. NH-024)
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 Laura Kelly (KS EO 20-59, July 20, 2020: face coverings in schools); Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of July 20, 2020: face coverings in all public and private K-12 schools); Governor Kim Reynolds (Iowa Proclamation of July 17, 2020: at least half of instruction in person), The July 17-20, 2020 fall-opening orders of Kansas, Utah and Iowa (grouped record) (July 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-092)
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)
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart, K-12 public school closure (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 16 through Apr. 3; extended Mar. 27, 2020 through the end of the 2019-20 school year) and PED 'Reentry Guidance' (June 20, 2020) and 'COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools' (2021-22) (Ex. NM-077)
Governor Steve Sisolak, Declaration of Emergency Directive 044 (Transition to Local Control), Apr. 19, 2021, ss. 4, 5, 6 (Ex. NV-038)
State of Colorado as employer (Governor's Office; Department of Personnel and Administration; Departments of Corrections, Human Services and Public Health and Environment), State-employee COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing requirement (announced July-Aug. 2021) and the CDOC, CDHS and CDPHE vaccination requirements announced Aug. 17, 2021 (Ex. CO-095)
Hawaii Public Radio (reporting the Governor's and mayors' Nov. 23, 2021 announcement), Press report, State to drop social gathering and restaurant spacing limits, leaving rules up to counties (Nov. 23, 2021) (Ex. HI-054)
Ballotpedia News (reporting the Governor's Mar. 8, 2022 announcement), Report, Final statewide mask requirement ended in Hawaii March 26 (Mar. 28, 2022) (Ex. HI-055)
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (reporting the Governor's Aug. 10, 2021 executive order), Press report on Executive Order No. 21-05 (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. HI-056)

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