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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-KS-014	K.S.A. 60-5502, Definitions, including (j) 'public health directives'60-5502. Definitions	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-015	K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 60-5504, Immunity for persons conducting business in this state; COVID-19 claims; expiration60-5504. Immunity for persons or agents thereof conducting business in this state; COVID-19 claims; expiration of section	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2021 Supp. statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2022)	KansasState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. KS-066	Administrative Order 2020-PR-076Order Related to Appellate and District Courts Operations as of June 16, 2020	Kansas Supreme Court	KansasCourt	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-090	Emergency Order of Local Health Officer restricting bars, restaurants and night clubs (July 7, 2020)Dance floors closed; closing times of 11 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and midnight Sunday-Wednesday; mandated cleaning; 50 percent capacity for…	Shawnee County Health Officer (Shawnee County Health Department, Linda K. Ochs, Director)	Shawnee County, Kansas (Topeka)County	July 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. KS-081	Revised Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (amending and replacing the order of July 8, 2020)Masks required in Sedgwick County; adoption of Phase 3 of Ad Astra with modifications	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	July 9, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-082	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (July 21, 2020)Masks; Phase 2 of Ad Astra readopted with modifications; bars, night clubs and on-premises alcohol sellers closed; restaurant curfew	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	July 21, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-072	Kansas State Fair Board announcement and 'Kansas State Fair Cancellation' FAQ (2020 Kansas State Fair, Sept. 11-20, 2020, cancelled)Kansas State Fair Cancellation (2020 Cancellation FAQs)	Kansas State Fair Board	Kansas State Fair Board (State agency)State	Aug. 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KS-083	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Aug. 18, 2020)Amended order: bars and night clubs reopen with capacity, seating and curfew conditions; masks continue	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	Aug. 18, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. KS-084	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Sept. 3, 2020)Masks, gatherings and alcohol-service conditions continued	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	Sept. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. KS-085	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Nov. 10, 2020)Winter re-tightening: mass gatherings capped at 100 or 50 percent; eight per table; 11 p.m. closing for alcohol and dining; masks enforced…	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Garold Minns, M.D.); Board of County Commissioners (penalty resolution)	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	Nov. 10, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-092	Emergency Order of Local Health Officer (Nov. 12, 2020)Winter re-tightening: gatherings limited to 10 indoors or outdoors; bars and restaurants close at midnight; parties over 10 barred; 50…	Shawnee County Health Officer	Shawnee County, Kansas (Topeka)County	Nov. 12, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. KS-094	Emergency Order of Local Health Officer (Nov. 20, 2020)Winter re-tightening: mass gatherings of more than 10 prohibited; entertainment and recreational venues and food and drink premises capped…	Douglas County Local Health Officer (Thomas Marcellino, M.D.)	Douglas County, Kansas (Lawrence)County	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. KS-070	Administrative Order 2020-PR-123District and Appellate Court Operations as of December 1, 2020	Kansas Supreme Court	KansasCourt	Dec. 1, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-086	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer amending and replacing the order of Nov. 24, 2020 (Dec. 8, 2020)Masks, gathering caps, social distancing and restrictions on bars and restaurants continued (ICU capacity recital)	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-012	K.S.A. 65-159, Nuisances, sources of filth and causes of sickness; examination; orders to owner or occupant; penalty65-159. Nuisances; power of secretary and county boards to abate; penalties	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-013	K.S.A. 44-636, Places of business; inspection; safety and protection of employees; sanitary conditions; orders; penalty44-636. Places of business; inspection; safety and protection of employees; orders; notice and hearing; penalty	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. KS-087	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Feb. 2, 2021)Masks, gathering limits and social distancing continued into 2021	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	Feb. 2, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-009	K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021)65-201. County, city-county and multicounty units; local health officers; appointment, tenure, removal; laws applicable; review, amendment…	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-016	Senate Bill No. 283 (2021), § 5, extending K.S.A. 60-5504 business immunity for COVID-19 claims to March 31, 2022AN ACT continuing the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas by extending the expanded use of telemedicine, the authority…	Kansas Legislature (enrolled Senate Bill No. 283, 2021 Regular Session; L. 2021, ch. 14)	KansasState	Apr. 1, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. KS-096	Kansas State University temporary face mask requirement on all campuses (COVID-19 page as archived Aug. 25, 2021)K-State is in phaseout of the university's reopening plan; the university has a temporary face mask requirement on all campuses	Kansas State University (President Richard Myers)	Kansas (Kansas State University, a state educational institution under the Kansas Board of Regents)State	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-001	Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29 (2025), enrolled bill amending K.S.A. 65-101, 65-119 and 65-129b (the struck text is the statute as it stood throughout 2020-2021)AN ACT concerning public health; removing the authorization for a county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public…	Kansas Legislature (enrolled Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29, 2025 Session; L. 2025, ch. 115)	KansasState	July 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-KS-002	K.S.A. 65-119, Duties of local boards of health and local health officers; contagious diseases (current text, as amended L. 2025, ch. 115, § 2)65-119. Duties of local boards of health and health officers; contagious diseases; confidentiality of information; disclosure, when	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	July 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read

Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 60-5502, Definitions, including (j) 'public health directives' (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-014)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2021 Supp. statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2022), K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 60-5504, Immunity for persons conducting business in this state; COVID-19 claims; expiration (June 9, 2020) (Ex. DUT-KS-015)
Kansas Supreme Court, Administrative Order 2020-PR-076 (June 16, 2020) (Ex. KS-066)
Shawnee County Health Officer (Shawnee County Health Department, Linda K. Ochs, Director), Emergency Order of Local Health Officer restricting bars, restaurants and night clubs (July 7, 2020) (Ex. KS-090)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Revised Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (amending and replacing the order of July 8, 2020) (July 9, 2020) (Ex. KS-081)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (July 21, 2020) (Ex. KS-082)
Kansas State Fair Board, Kansas State Fair Board announcement and 'Kansas State Fair Cancellation' FAQ (2020 Kansas State Fair, Sept. 11-20, 2020, cancelled) (Aug. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-072)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Aug. 18, 2020) (Ex. KS-083)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. KS-084)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Garold Minns, M.D.); Board of County Commissioners (penalty resolution), Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. KS-085)
Shawnee County Health Officer, Emergency Order of Local Health Officer (Nov. 12, 2020) (Ex. KS-092)
Douglas County Local Health Officer (Thomas Marcellino, M.D.), Emergency Order of Local Health Officer (Nov. 20, 2020) (Ex. KS-094)
Kansas Supreme Court, Administrative Order 2020-PR-123 (Dec. 1, 2020) (Ex. KS-070)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer amending and replacing the order of Nov. 24, 2020 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. KS-086)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-159, Nuisances, sources of filth and causes of sickness; examination; orders to owner or occupant; penalty (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-012)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 44-636, Places of business; inspection; safety and protection of employees; sanitary conditions; orders; penalty (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-013)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. KS-087)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-009)
Kansas Legislature (enrolled Senate Bill No. 283, 2021 Regular Session; L. 2021, ch. 14), Senate Bill No. 283 (2021), § 5, extending K.S.A. 60-5504 business immunity for COVID-19 claims to March 31, 2022 (Apr. 1, 2021) (Ex. DUT-KS-016)
Kansas State University (President Richard Myers), Kansas State University temporary face mask requirement on all campuses (COVID-19 page as archived Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. KS-096)
Kansas Legislature (enrolled Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29, 2025 Session; L. 2025, ch. 115), Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29 (2025), enrolled bill amending K.S.A. 65-101, 65-119 and 65-129b (the struck text is the statute as it stood throughout 2020-2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-001)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-119, Duties of local boards of health and local health officers; contagious diseases (current text, as amended L. 2025, ch. 115, § 2) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-002)

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