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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MI-010	MCL 30.405, Powers of governor upon declaration of state of disaster or emergency; willful disobedience a misdemeanorEmergency Management Act sec. 5: control of ingress, egress and 'the occupancy of premises'; misdemeanor for willful disobedience of a…	Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390)	MichiganState	Dec. 30, 1976	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-011	Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g)Movement of People; Declaration of Local Disaster (control of movement of persons and occupancy of premises)	Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1987	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-007	Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases (effective January 1, 2019)Arkansas State Board of Health Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases, effective January 1, 2019 (as reproduced, with the…	Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Jan. 1, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. CA-003	Executive Order N-25-20Executive Order N-25-20 (residents to heed public-health directives; remote public meetings; unemployment and tax relief)	Governor Gavin Newsom	CaliforniaState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MA-002	COVID-19 Order No. 1Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, s. 20	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MD-098	Order of the Governor (Mar. 12, 2020) Extending Certain Licenses, Permits, RegistrationsExtending Certain Licenses, Permits, Registrations, and Other Governmental Authorizations, and Authorizing Suspension of Legal Time…	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-008	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved)Emergency Management Act; Governor; powers and duties	Nebraska Legislature	NebraskaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. IL-002	Executive Order 2020-04 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 2)Cancellation of gatherings of 1,000 or more; closure of the James R. Thompson Center; State employee sick leave	Governor JB Pritzker	IllinoisState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NH-001	Executive Order 2020-04An order declaring a state of emergency due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Christopher T. Sununu	New HampshireState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. RI-002	Executive Order 20-03Supplemental Emergency Declaration (quarantine of international arrivals)	Governor Gina M. Raimondo	Rhode IslandState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. VT-001	Executive Order No. 01-20Declaration of State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19 and National Guard Call-Out	Governor Philip B. Scott	VermontState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-004	37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008	W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied onEmergency Management Act: definition of 'disaster' (including 'epidemic'); proclamation of a state of emergency and additional powers of the…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Feb. 23, 2023	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MD-038	Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. RI-004	Executive Order 20-05Third Supplemental Emergency Declaration - Public Meetings and Public Records Requests	Governor Gina M. Raimondo	Rhode IslandState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-08-040	Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020)Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration Requirements	Governor Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TX-002	Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551)Governor Abbott Allows Virtual And Telephonic Open Meetings To Maintain Government Transparency	Governor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General)	TexasState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. WA-011	Proclamation 20-15 (Mar. 16, 2020) and WA-025 (Proclamation 20-41, Apr. 3, 2020)Department of Licensing (waiver of in-person driver-licensing requirements; office closures)	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104	MDTA news release, Mar. 17, 2020: statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all MDTA facilities from 3:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 until further notice; all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers (including those at MVA branches) closed from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; video tolling at cash rates; grace periods for discount plans, Notices of Toll Due and citations; outreach events postponedMDTA Implements All-Electronic Tolling Statewide in Response to COVID-19 - Cashless Tolling at All MDTA Facilities Begins 3 p.m. Today…	Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)	Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities: JFK Memorial Highway (I-95), Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, Bay Bridge, Nice/Middleton Bridge; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers statewide)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105	MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out onlyUpdate for MDTA Toll Facility Customers During COVID-19 State of Emergency - E-ZPass Discount Plans & Notices of Toll Due Extended…	Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)	Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities; I-95 travel plazas)State	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. CA-006	Executive Order N-29-20Executive Order N-29-20 (public meetings by teleconference; CalFresh and other program flexibilities)	Governor Gavin Newsom	CaliforniaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AL-004	First Supplemental State of Emergency Proclamation (COVID-19)Rescheduling the March 31, 2020 primary runoff; ratifying the closure of all K-12 public schools; Open Meetings Act relief; emergency…	Governor Kay Ivey	AlabamaState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-083	Proclamation 20-19 (amending Proclamation 20-05)Evictions: temporary prohibition of residential evictions statewide	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ID-016	Proclamation suspending the in-person attendance requirement of the Idaho Open Meetings ActProclamation (Idaho Code § 74-203(5) suspension)	Governor Brad Little	IdahoState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. KY-005	Executive Order 2020-243State of Emergency: social distancing; state services by remote means; suspension of in-person-appearance statutes	Governor Andy Beshear	KentuckyState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read

Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390), MCL 30.405, Powers of governor upon declaration of state of disaster or emergency; willful disobedience a misdemeanor (standing) (Ex. DUT-MI-010)
Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418), Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-011)
Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of Health, Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases (effective January 1, 2019) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-007)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-25-20 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. CA-003)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 1 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-002)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor (Mar. 12, 2020) Extending Certain Licenses, Permits, Registrations (Ex. MD-098)
Nebraska Legislature, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NE-008)
Governor JB Pritzker, Executive Order 2020-04 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 2) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. IL-002)
Governor Christopher T. Sununu, Executive Order 2020-04 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. NH-001)
Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Executive Order 20-03 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. RI-002)
Governor Philip B. Scott, Executive Order No. 01-20 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. VT-001)
Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers), 37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-004)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied on (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-008)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19 (Ex. MD-038)
Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Executive Order 20-05 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. RI-004)
Governor Abbott, Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-08-040)
Governor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General), Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. TX-002)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-15 (Mar. 16, 2020) and WA-025 (Proclamation 20-41, Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. WA-011)
Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), MDTA news release, Mar. 17, 2020: statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all MDTA facilities from 3:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 until further notice; all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers (including those at MVA branches) closed from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; video tolling at cash rates; grace periods for discount plans, Notices of Toll Due and citations; outreach events postponed (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104)
Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out only (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-29-20 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. CA-006)
Governor Kay Ivey, First Supplemental State of Emergency Proclamation (COVID-19) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AL-004)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-19 (amending Proclamation 20-05) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-083)
Governor Brad Little, Proclamation suspending the in-person attendance requirement of the Idaho Open Meetings Act (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. ID-016)
Governor Andy Beshear, Executive Order 2020-243 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. KY-005)

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