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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MT-085	County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rules	Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer	Lewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-023	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (expanded telehealth)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for expanded telehealth	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MT-040	Guidance for Governor's Directive: Businesses that can sell and deliver alcohol for off-premises consumption during state shut downBusinesses that can sell and deliver alcohol for off-premises consumption during state shut down (3.2020)	Montana Department of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverage Control Division	MontanaSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MT-006	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (hospital surge capacity; procurement; patient transfer)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for measures to ease the procurement of medical supplies and…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MT-008	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (operation of local government)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 providing measures for the operation of local government	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-024	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (relief of certain regulatory requirements; commercial carriers)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for relief of certain regulatory requirements	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-026	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (state correctional and state-contracted correctional facilities)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 related to state correctional and state-contracted correctional facilities	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-031	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (easing licensing requirements for health care providers)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and easing licensing requirements for health care providers during the emergency	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MT-032	Montana Directive of May 7, 2020 (congregate care)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for measures to maintain health and safety in foster or congregate…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	May 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-079	Countywide face covering rule (masks in all indoor public spaces and businesses; employers to enforce)Missoula City-County Board of Health mask rule, adopted and effective July 9, 2020	Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer	Missoula County, MontanaCounty	July 9, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-076	Emergency face covering rule (countywide mask mandate), adopted July 2020; extended Jan. 20, 2021 (to Apr. 20, 2021) and April 2021 (to May 27, 2021); enforcement lifted by the Health Officer May 14, 2021Gallatin City-County Board of Health local face covering emergency rule	Gallatin City-County Board of Health; Matt Kelley, Health Officer	Gallatin County, MontanaCounty	July 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-037	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (licensure late fees; pharmacist vaccination; classroom face coverings)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020, waiving licensure renewal late fees for certain establishments, authorizing…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Aug. 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
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. MT-060	Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 ProtocolsUpdated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols, December 21, 2020	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-019	Executive Order No. 2-2021Executive Order Establishing a State of Emergency	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MT-087	Senate Bill 65 (2021): COVID-19 civil liability protections for businesses, health care providers, nonprofit organizations and places of worship that take measures to protect individuals from COVID-19 and follow public health guidanceSenate Bill No. 65 (2021), COVID-19 liability protections	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, signed by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-021	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-081	Board of Health revision of COVID-19 mitigation requirements (Feb. 18, 2021): mask mandate retained; event capacities raised from 25 to 50 indoor and 100 outdoor; general business capacity limits removed except where needed for distancing; fitness facilities, pools, worship, personal care, restaurants and bars permitted with modificationsMissoula City-County Board of Health revision of Feb. 18, 2021	Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer	Missoula County, MontanaCounty	Feb. 18, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-073	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access)Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116. Powers and duties of local boards of health (MCA 2025 text with 2021 amendments)	Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021)	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Events and venuesVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-077	Phase Two reopening emergency rule (bars, restaurants, casinos, breweries and distilleries closing at 10 p.m.; 50 percent capacity), as amended April 2021 (eight per table; bar-stool spacing 3 feet), and Board action removing the enforcement mechanism of the Quarantine and Isolation Rule and the nursing-home visitation rules (April 2021)Gallatin City-County Board of Health Phase Two reopening rule and April 2021 amendments	Gallatin City-County Board of Health	Gallatin County, MontanaCounty	Apr. 19, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-072	House Bill 702 (2021), An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport, codified at Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312. Discrimination based on vaccination status or possession of immunity passport prohibited -- definitions (En. Sec.…	Montana Legislature (67th), HB 702, approved by Governor Gianforte May 7, 2021; 2021 Mont. Laws ch. 418	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-081	House Bill 702 (2021)An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport	Montana Legislature (Governor Greg Gianforte signed)	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-27-014	House Bill 702 (2021), An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport, codified as Mont. Code Ann. sec. 49-2-312Unlawful discriminatory practice for a person or governmental entity to refuse services, goods, facilities, educational opportunities or…	Montana Legislature (House Bill 702, 67th Legislature), approved by Governor Gianforte	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-082	Rescission of the Missoula County mask mandate (masks recommended in five settings)Missoula County mask mandate rescission, May 10, 2021	Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Missoula City-County Health Department (under the Board's April 2021 direction)	Missoula County, MontanaCounty	May 10, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-061	Memorandum of the Chief Justice, May 17, 2021: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 ProtocolsUpdated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols, May 17, 2021	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	May 17, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer, County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MT-085)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (expanded telehealth) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MT-023)
Montana Department of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, Guidance for Governor's Directive: Businesses that can sell and deliver alcohol for off-premises consumption during state shut down (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MT-040)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (hospital surge capacity; procurement; patient transfer) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MT-006)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (operation of local government) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MT-008)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (relief of certain regulatory requirements; commercial carriers) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MT-024)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (state correctional and state-contracted correctional facilities) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. MT-026)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (easing licensing requirements for health care providers) (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. MT-031)
Governor Steve Bullock, Montana Directive of May 7, 2020 (congregate care) (Ex. MT-032)
Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Countywide face covering rule (masks in all indoor public spaces and businesses; employers to enforce) (July 9, 2020) (Ex. MT-079)
Gallatin City-County Board of Health; Matt Kelley, Health Officer, Emergency face covering rule (countywide mask mandate), adopted July 2020; extended Jan. 20, 2021 (to Apr. 20, 2021) and April 2021 (to May 27, 2021); enforcement lifted by the Health Officer May 14, 2021 (July 17, 2020) (Ex. MT-076)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (licensure late fees; pharmacist vaccination; classroom face coverings) (Aug. 27, 2020) (Ex. MT-037)
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)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MT-060)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Executive Order No. 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (Ex. MT-019)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, signed by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021, Senate Bill 65 (2021): COVID-19 civil liability protections for businesses, health care providers, nonprofit organizations and places of worship that take measures to protect individuals from COVID-19 and follow public health guidance (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. MT-087)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives) (Ex. MT-021)
Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Board of Health revision of COVID-19 mitigation requirements (Feb. 18, 2021): mask mandate retained; event capacities raised from 25 to 50 indoor and 100 outdoor; general business capacity limits removed except where needed for distancing; fitness facilities, pools, worship, personal care, restaurants and bars permitted with modifications (Ex. MT-081)
Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access) (May 7, 2021) (Ex. MT-073)
Gallatin City-County Board of Health, Phase Two reopening emergency rule (bars, restaurants, casinos, breweries and distilleries closing at 10 p.m.; 50 percent capacity), as amended April 2021 (eight per table; bar-stool spacing 3 feet), and Board action removing the enforcement mechanism of the Quarantine and Isolation Rule and the nursing-home visitation rules (April 2021) (Apr. 19, 2021) (Ex. MT-077)
Montana Legislature (67th), HB 702, approved by Governor Gianforte May 7, 2021; 2021 Mont. Laws ch. 418, House Bill 702 (2021), An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport, codified at Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312 (May 7, 2021) (Ex. MT-072)
Montana Legislature (Governor Greg Gianforte signed), House Bill 702 (2021) (May 7, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-081)
Montana Legislature (House Bill 702, 67th Legislature), approved by Governor Gianforte, House Bill 702 (2021), An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on a Person's Vaccination Status or Possession of an Immunity Passport, codified as Mont. Code Ann. sec. 49-2-312 (May 7, 2021) (Ex. SEC-27-014)
Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Missoula City-County Health Department (under the Board's April 2021 direction), Rescission of the Missoula County mask mandate (masks recommended in five settings) (May 10, 2021) (Ex. MT-082)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, May 17, 2021: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols (Ex. MT-061)

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