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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AL-013	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 3, 2020 (with technical revisions dated April 10, 2020) -- the Stay at Home OrderStay at Home Order	State Health Officer Scott Harris (announced by Governor Ivey)	AlabamaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AL-049	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 7, 2021 -- the Safer Apart OrderSafer Apart Order: employer and business protections 'encouraged'; quarantine of positive persons, senior-center guidelines and hospital and…	State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey	AlabamaState	Apr. 7, 2021	2021 Q2	Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. CT-023	Executive Order No. 7IIIProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Repeal of Advisory Self-Quarantine; Mandatory Self-Quarantine…	Governor Ned Lamont; Commissioner of Public Health (Travel Health Form, advisories)	ConnecticutState	July 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-006	Act 401 of 2021 (SB 254)An Act to Ensure that Businesses Are Not Penalized by the Department of Health for the Behavior of Patrons or Customers During the…	General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (SB 254, Sen. K. Hammer)	ArkansasState	Mar. 18, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-003	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 28-9 (Governor's powers in a civil preparedness or public health emergency; orders have the full force and effect of law) and § 28-22 (penalty)Chapter 517, Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services	Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 517, Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services)	ConnecticutState	Oct. 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-002	Statute: Fla. Stat. § 381.0011 (2020)Duties and powers of the Department of Health	Florida Legislature (codified statute); Department of Health	FloridaState	July 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-014	20 ILCS 2305/8.1 (penalty for violating or refusing to obey Department rules)Class A misdemeanor for whoever violates or refuses to obey any rule or regulation of the Department of Public Health; duty of every State's…	Illinois General Assembly (Department of Public Health Act)	IllinoisState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-011	105 CMR 300.100Diseases Reportable to Local Boards of Health (COVID-19 listed)	Department of Public Health (regulation)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-028	Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-049; cross-reference, not re-saved)Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth (the 'modified public health emergency')	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-008	22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons')Title 22, Chapter 562: Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and…	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-010	17 M.R.S. sec. 2702 (abatement of nuisance), sec. 2705 (jurisdiction by injunction), sec. 2706 (penalty and abatement of public or common nuisance), sec. 2802 (miscellaneous nuisances: a building or place used for 'a trade, employment or manufacture' that 'becomes injurious and dangerous to the health, comfort or property of individuals or of the public')Title 17, Chapter 91: Nuisances (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (17 M.R.S. chapter 91, Nuisances)	MaineState	Oct. 20, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-012	Minn. R. 4626.1795 (Food Code § 8-404.11, Ceasing Operations and Emergency Reporting)Minnesota Food Code: licensee shall immediately discontinue operations on an imminent health hazard	Minnesota Department of Health (Minnesota Food Code, Minn. R. ch. 4626)	MinnesotaState	Jan. 2, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-007	19 CSR 20-20.040 (Measures to Determine the Prevalence and Prevent the Spread of Diseases which are Infectious, Contagious, Communicable, or Dangerous in their Nature); 19 CSR 20-20.050 (Quarantine or Isolation Practices and Closing of Schools and Places of Public and Private Assembly); 19 CSR 20-20.060 (Control Measures for Food Handlers)Code of State Regulations, Title 19, Division 20, Chapter 20, Communicable Diseases (text as published by the Secretary of State December…	Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Community and Public Health (rule); published by the Secretary of State in the Code of State Regulations	MissouriState	June 28, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-010	Mont. Code Ann. 50-71-201Employer to provide safe workplace and to purchase, furnish, and require use of health and safety items -- safe practices	Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 71)	MontanaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-010	All Together New Mexico: COVID-Safe Practices for Individuals and Employers (version of May 27, 2020)COVID-Safe Practices for All Employers and for retail, restaurants, grocery, lodging and other sectors: the 'Required' practices and the…	Office of the Governor and New Mexico Department of Health ('All Together New Mexico'), incorporated by reference in the Secretary of Health's public health orders	New MexicoState	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NV-009	Nevada Administrative Code chapter 618 (Occupational Safety and Health), including NAC 618.538-618.540 (written safety program) and the Division's standards and adoptions by referenceNAC Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature)	Division of Industrial Relations, Department of Business and Industry (Nevada OSHA)	NevadaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-001	63 O.S. 1-502Rules and Regulations (prevention and control of communicable disease)	Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Public Health Code, administered by the State Board of Health and the State Department of Health)	OklahomaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-005	Statute: ORS chapter 654, the Oregon Safe Employment Act: the employer's duty to furnish a safe and healthful place of employment and to do 'every other thing reasonably necessary' (654.010); prohibition of unsafe or unhealthy places of employment (654.015); duty of every employer, owner, employee and other person to comply with every safety and health order, standard and rule (654.022); the Director's jurisdiction over every place of employment (654.025); civil penalties (654.086); criminal penalties (654.991)ORS 654.003, 654.010, 654.015, 654.022, 654.025, 654.086 and 654.991: the general workplace-safety duty binding every Oregon employer and…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-015	Oregon OSHA, Questions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues Related to COVID-19 (updated Mar. 27, 2020): the agency's statement of the employer's statutory duty and of its authority to enforce the Governor's executive orders at the workplaceQuestions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues…	Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services	OregonState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-005	Regulation (28 Pa. Code ch. 27, subch. C, sec. 27.60)28 Pa. Code sec. 27.60, Disease control measures	Pennsylvania Department of Health (regulation adopted with the Advisory Health Board)	PennsylvaniaState	Jan. 25, 2002	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-001	SDCL ch. 34-22, Contagious Disease Control (§§ 34-22-5, 34-22-9, 34-22-14, 34-22-17, 34-22-18, 34-22-18.1, 34-22-41 to 34-22-44)Contagious Disease Control: statewide system, rules on prevention, control, quarantine and isolation; enforcement; refusal to follow…	South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Department of Health)	South DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-013	2021 House Bill 1046 (enrolled), An Act to limit liability for certain exposures to COVID-19, adding SDCL ch. 21-68Limitation of liability for exposure to COVID-19: diagnosis and intentional-exposure requirement; premises possessors; health care…	South Dakota Legislature (96th Session); signed by Governor Kristi Noem	South DakotaState	Feb. 18, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-009	Senate Enrolled Act No. 57 (Original Senate File No. SF0019), 2021 Wyo. Sess. Laws ch. 118AN ACT relating to public health and safety; specifying the assumption of risk for exposure to or contracting COVID-19; defining terms…	Wyoming Legislature (Sixty-sixth Legislature, 2021 General Session); signed by Governor Gordon April 6, 2021	WyomingState	Apr. 6, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-055	Emergency regulation, 10 NYCRR 2.61, Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission by Covered EntitiesPrevention of COVID-19 transmission by covered entities: mandatory vaccination of personnel of hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic and…	Public Health and Health Planning Council and Commissioner of Health	New YorkState	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-152	Secretary of Health Order 20-03 (face coverings) as amended, and Proclamation 20-9.4 (K-12 schools, July 30, 2021): masks required in K-12 schools for 2021-22Washington school mask requirement, 2021-22 (ended Mar. 12, 2022)	Secretary of Health (Order 20-03 series) and Governor (Proclamation 20-9.4, July 30, 2021)	WashingtonState	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read

State Health Officer Scott Harris (announced by Governor Ivey), Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 3, 2020 (with technical revisions dated April 10, 2020) -- the Stay at Home Order (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AL-013)
State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 7, 2021 -- the Safer Apart Order (Apr. 7, 2021) (Ex. AL-049)
Governor Ned Lamont; Commissioner of Public Health (Travel Health Form, advisories), Executive Order No. 7III (July 21, 2020) (Ex. CT-023)
General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (SB 254, Sen. K. Hammer), Act 401 of 2021 (SB 254) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-006)
Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 517, Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services), Conn. Gen. Stat. § 28-9 (Governor's powers in a civil preparedness or public health emergency; orders have the full force and effect of law) and § 28-22 (penalty) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-003)
Florida Legislature (codified statute); Department of Health, Statute: Fla. Stat. § 381.0011 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FL-002)
Illinois General Assembly (Department of Public Health Act), 20 ILCS 2305/8.1 (penalty for violating or refusing to obey Department rules) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IL-014)
Department of Public Health (regulation), 105 CMR 300.100 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-011)
Governor Charles D. Baker, Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-049; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-028)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program), 22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons') (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-008)
Maine Legislature (17 M.R.S. chapter 91, Nuisances), 17 M.R.S. sec. 2702 (abatement of nuisance), sec. 2705 (jurisdiction by injunction), sec. 2706 (penalty and abatement of public or common nuisance), sec. 2802 (miscellaneous nuisances: a building or place used for 'a trade, employment or manufacture' that 'becomes injurious and dangerous to the health, comfort or property of individuals or of the public') (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-010)
Minnesota Department of Health (Minnesota Food Code, Minn. R. ch. 4626), Minn. R. 4626.1795 (Food Code § 8-404.11, Ceasing Operations and Emergency Reporting) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-012)
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Community and Public Health (rule); published by the Secretary of State in the Code of State Regulations, 19 CSR 20-20.040 (Measures to Determine the Prevalence and Prevent the Spread of Diseases which are Infectious, Contagious, Communicable, or Dangerous in their Nature); 19 CSR 20-20.050 (Quarantine or Isolation Practices and Closing of Schools and Places of Public and Private Assembly); 19 CSR 20-20.060 (Control Measures for Food Handlers) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MO-007)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 71), Mont. Code Ann. 50-71-201 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-010)
Office of the Governor and New Mexico Department of Health ('All Together New Mexico'), incorporated by reference in the Secretary of Health's public health orders, All Together New Mexico: COVID-Safe Practices for Individuals and Employers (version of May 27, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NM-010)
Division of Industrial Relations, Department of Business and Industry (Nevada OSHA), Nevada Administrative Code chapter 618 (Occupational Safety and Health), including NAC 618.538-618.540 (written safety program) and the Division's standards and adoptions by reference (standing) (Ex. DUT-NV-009)
Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Public Health Code, administered by the State Board of Health and the State Department of Health), 63 O.S. 1-502 (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-001)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 654, the Oregon Safe Employment Act: the employer's duty to furnish a safe and healthful place of employment and to do 'every other thing reasonably necessary' (654.010); prohibition of unsafe or unhealthy places of employment (654.015); duty of every employer, owner, employee and other person to comply with every safety and health order, standard and rule (654.022); the Director's jurisdiction over every place of employment (654.025); civil penalties (654.086); criminal penalties (654.991) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-005)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA, Questions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues Related to COVID-19 (updated Mar. 27, 2020): the agency's statement of the employer's statutory duty and of its authority to enforce the Governor's executive orders at the workplace (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-015)
Pennsylvania Department of Health (regulation adopted with the Advisory Health Board), Regulation (28 Pa. Code ch. 27, subch. C, sec. 27.60) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-005)
South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Department of Health), SDCL ch. 34-22, Contagious Disease Control (§§ 34-22-5, 34-22-9, 34-22-14, 34-22-17, 34-22-18, 34-22-18.1, 34-22-41 to 34-22-44) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SD-001)
South Dakota Legislature (96th Session); signed by Governor Kristi Noem, 2021 House Bill 1046 (enrolled), An Act to limit liability for certain exposures to COVID-19, adding SDCL ch. 21-68 (Feb. 18, 2021) (Ex. DUT-SD-013)
Wyoming Legislature (Sixty-sixth Legislature, 2021 General Session); signed by Governor Gordon April 6, 2021, Senate Enrolled Act No. 57 (Original Senate File No. SF0019), 2021 Wyo. Sess. Laws ch. 118 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WY-009)
Public Health and Health Planning Council and Commissioner of Health, Emergency regulation, 10 NYCRR 2.61, Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission by Covered Entities (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-055)
Secretary of Health (Order 20-03 series) and Governor (Proclamation 20-9.4, July 30, 2021), Secretary of Health Order 20-03 (face coverings) as amended, and Proclamation 20-9.4 (K-12 schools, July 30, 2021): masks required in K-12 schools for 2021-22 (Ex. ECO-B-152)

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