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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-OR-001	Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-003	12VAC5-90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control (full chapter), including 12VAC5-90-80 (Lists of diseases that shall be reported), 12VAC5-90-90 (Those required to report), 12VAC5-90-100 (Methods), 12VAC5-90-103 (Isolation for communicable disease of public health threat) and 12VAC5-90-107 (Quarantine)Virginia Administrative Code, Title 12, Agency 5, Chapter 90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control	State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health)	VirginiaState	July 1, 1993	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-002	Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 3 (sections 120175-120250), duties of local health officers in communicable disease controlHealth and Safety Code sections 120175-120250: duty of each health officer to take measures necessary to prevent the spread of disease; duty…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)	CaliforniaState	Jan. 1, 1996	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-001	22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties)Title 22, Chapter 250: Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-001	N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05Powers and duties of the health council; effect of rules and regulations; health officer - duties, including written orders relating to…	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. SD-032	2020 House Bill 1295 (enrolled), amending SDCL 34-22-18.1An Act to revise provisions regarding contagious disease control and enforcement and to declare an emergency	South Dakota Legislature (95th Session); signed by the Governor	South DakotaState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-001	W. Va. Code § 16-3-1State Director of Health authority to quarantine and to enforce regulations; State Board of Health authority to issue regulations to control…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-074	10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (emergency routine technical rule)Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (COVID-19 added; Dental Health Practices covered)	Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention	MaineState	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-029	Memorandum to All Interested Parties, 'First confirmed staff case of COVID-19 at MCC' (Mar. 13, 2020)Close contacts of a positive employee directed to self-quarantine 14 days; two housing units at the Monroe Correctional Complex placed in…	Washington State Department of Corrections (Secretary Stephen Sinclair)	Washington State Department of Corrections (Office of the Secretary); State levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AZ-013	Executive Order 2020-22Protection of Vulnerable Residents at Nursing Care Institutions, Residential Care Institutions, ICF-IIDs and DD Medical Group Homes from…	Governor Douglas A. Ducey	ArizonaState	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. FL-044	DEM Order No. 20-009In re: Suspension of Statutes, Rules, and Orders... (visitation restrictions and permissions; superseding DEM Orders 20-006 and 20-007)	Division of Emergency Management, Director Jared Moskowitz as State Coordinating Officer	FloridaState	Sept. 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. GA-013	Executive Order 04.08.20.03Ensuring the safety of employees and residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities in response to COVID-19	Governor Brian P. Kemp	GeorgiaState	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. GA-018	Executive Order 04.23.20.02Providing guidance for reviving a healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19 ('Reviving a Healthy Georgia')	Governor Brian P. Kemp	GeorgiaState	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KY-040	2021 House Bill 1, Acts ch. 3 (2021 Ky. Acts 14)An Act relating to reopening the economy in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in response to the state of emergency declared by the Governor of…	Kentucky General Assembly (2021 Regular Session), enacted over the Governor's veto	KentuckyState	Feb. 2, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-041	Amendment of the Order of the Secretary Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (vaccination status of admitted patients; PA-NEDSS hospitalization reporting)Amendment of the Order of the Secretary Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-020	Phase II: General Business/Organization GuidelinesPhase II: General Business/Organization Guidelines (Reopening RI)	State of Rhode Island, Reopening RI (with the Rhode Island Department of Health and the Department of Business Regulation)	Rhode IslandState	May 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-005	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085Area Quarantine; Criminal Penalty	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-053	P.L. 2021, c. 103An Act concerning emergency health powers and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes (expiration and continuation of COVID-19…	New Jersey Legislature (Assembly Bill No. 5820); approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	June 4, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-005	Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-038	Order Further Amending the Amended Order Requiring Skilled Nursing Care Facilities to Make Weekly Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and EquipmentOrder of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Further Amending the Amended Order Requiring Skilled Nursing Care…	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam	PennsylvaniaState	May 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-011	Executive Order D 2020 016Temporarily Suspending Certain Regulatory Statutes Concerning Criminal Justice Due to the Presence of COVID-19 (suspension of the Department…	Governor Jared Polis	Colorado (Governor; Department of Corrections; Department of Public Safety; community corrections); State levelState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-027	State University System Extends Remote Learning (directive of March 17, 2020)Directive to all twelve State universities: remote instruction through the end of the spring 2020 semester; students who can return home to…	Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (Chancellor Marshall Criser III)	State University System of Florida, Board of Governors (twelve public universities); State levelState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-038	State Board of Education order of March 25, 2020 adopting a Distance Learning Plan for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year (as announced in the Board's release, 'State Board approves distance learning for the remainder of the school year')Order that Oklahoma's public schools complete the 2019-20 school year by distance learning from April 6, 2020 without reopening school…	Oklahoma State Board of Education (State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, chair)	Oklahoma State Board of Education; State levelState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-020	Executive Directive No. 20-037 (Revised)Authorization of Health Care Providers to Serve as COVID-19 Vaccinators (paramedics, EMTs, students, dentists, pharmacists and others under…	Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)State	May 24, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-022	Memorandum: COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Expansion to Phase 1B Education and Childcare SectorsEligibility expansion: pre-K to grade 12 education workers and child-care workers effective Mar. 2, 2021; persons 16-64 with CDC-listed…	Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)State	Mar. 11, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careHealth care ordersVaccination or testing	Primary source read

Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-001)
State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health), 12VAC5-90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control (full chapter), including 12VAC5-90-80 (Lists of diseases that shall be reported), 12VAC5-90-90 (Those required to report), 12VAC5-90-100 (Methods), 12VAC5-90-103 (Isolation for communicable disease of public health threat) and 12VAC5-90-107 (Quarantine) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-003)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel), Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 3 (sections 120175-120250), duties of local health officers in communicable disease control (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-002)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention), 22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-001)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services), N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05 (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-001)
South Dakota Legislature (95th Session); signed by the Governor, 2020 House Bill 1295 (enrolled), amending SDCL 34-22-18.1 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SD-032)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-3-1 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-001)
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (emergency routine technical rule) (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. SEC-03-074)
Washington State Department of Corrections (Secretary Stephen Sinclair), Memorandum to All Interested Parties, 'First confirmed staff case of COVID-19 at MCC' (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-029)
Governor Douglas A. Ducey, Executive Order 2020-22 (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. AZ-013)
Division of Emergency Management, Director Jared Moskowitz as State Coordinating Officer, DEM Order No. 20-009 (Sept. 1, 2020) (Ex. FL-044)
Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 04.08.20.03 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. GA-013)
Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 04.23.20.02 (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. GA-018)
Kentucky General Assembly (2021 Regular Session), enacted over the Governor's veto, 2021 House Bill 1, Acts ch. 3 (2021 Ky. Acts 14) (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. KY-040)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam, Amendment of the Order of the Secretary Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (vaccination status of admitted patients; PA-NEDSS hospitalization reporting) (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. PA-041)
State of Rhode Island, Reopening RI (with the Rhode Island Department of Health and the Department of Business Regulation), Phase II: General Business/Organization Guidelines (May 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-RI-020)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-005)
New Jersey Legislature (Assembly Bill No. 5820); approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy, P.L. 2021, c. 103 (June 4, 2021) (Ex. NJ-053)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-005)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam, Order Further Amending the Amended Order Requiring Skilled Nursing Care Facilities to Make Weekly Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (May 26, 2021) (Ex. PA-038)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 016 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-011)
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (Chancellor Marshall Criser III), State University System Extends Remote Learning (directive of March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-027)
Oklahoma State Board of Education (State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, chair), State Board of Education order of March 25, 2020 adopting a Distance Learning Plan for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year (as announced in the Board's release, 'State Board approves distance learning for the remainder of the school year') (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-038)
Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Executive Directive No. 20-037 (Revised) (May 24, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-020)
Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Memorandum: COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Expansion to Phase 1B Education and Childcare Sectors (Mar. 11, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-022)

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