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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. TX-050	TABC 'Coronavirus Information' page: chronology of TABC actions and Governor's waivers (March 2020 - March 2021)Coronavirus Information: Previous Actions (No Longer in Effect)	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)	TexasSector regulator	Mar. 10, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-021	DPOR 'Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources' page (Governor Northam orders statewide closure of certain non-essential businesses; DPOR-regulated businesses that must close; offices closed; waivers; examination services updates), as archived Apr. 4, 2020Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources	Virginia DPOR	Virginia; Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) and its eighteen regulatory boardsSector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-140	CNMI COVID-19 Emergency Directives of 2020 (as of April 16, 2020)CNMI COVID-19 Emergency Directives of 2020 (consolidated)	Governor Ralph DLG. Torres (through the COVID-19 Task Force and CHCC)	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor and Governor's COVID-19 Task ForceTerritorial	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AK-102	Emergency alert of November 12, 2020 (executive-branch employees to work from home whenever feasible; other organizations urged to do the same)Governor's November 12, 2020 emergency alert (State-employee telework)	Governor Mike Dunleavy	AlaskaState	Nov. 12, 2020	2020 Q4	Telework mandateWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-IL-013	Guidance for Employers and Employees on Workers' Rights and Safety During the Restore Illinois Plan (revision of December 9, 2020)State guidance stating that federal and Illinois law require employers to maintain a safe and healthy workplace, that employers are required…	Office of the Illinois Attorney General (Kwame Raoul), with the Governor's Office, Illinois Department of Labor, Illinois Department of Employment Security and Illinois Department of Public Health	IllinoisState	Dec. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace 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. MET-LAS-025	Staff report: Summary of actions taken pursuant to Section 8 of Reno Municipal Code (Mayor's Mar. 13 declaration; City Manager's telework and service orders; Mayor's Mar. 16 closure order; the Governor's Mar. 17 preemption)D.1 Staff Report: Summary of actions taken pursuant to Section 8 of Reno Municipal Code regarding the City of Reno's response to the…	Dylan Shaver, Director of Policy and Strategy, through City Manager Sabra Newby (staff report for item D.1, Mar. 25, 2020)	City of Reno, NevadaCity	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandate	Primary source read
Ex. NM-078	Directive of March 15, 2020 to State agencies (remote work; State buildings closed to the public; museums, historic sites and State parks closed)Governor directs state government agencies to minimize face-to-face contact while continuing service delivery	Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham	New MexicoState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-081	Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the SpreadGov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-072	DLLC, Governor's Executive Order 2020-34 Guidance (Requirements for Restaurants and Bars providing dine-in services)Executive Order 2020-34 Guidance: requirements for restaurants and bars providing dine-in services	Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control	Arizona (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	May 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-008	Industry Notice 2020-52Notice of Governor Sisolak's Emergency Directive 027 (bar closures in seven counties; implementation guidance)	Nevada Gaming Control Board	Nevada Gaming Control Board (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator	July 10, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-020	Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-010Executive Order for the purposes of implementing measures to face the emergency caused by COVID-19 in Puerto Rico and ordering economic…	Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi	Puerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorial	Jan. 7, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-131	Second Amended Executive Order No. 2020-04Declaration of State of Public Health Emergency and Continued Declaration of State of Significant Emergency Establishing Response…	Governor Ralph DLG. Torres	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - GovernorTerritorial	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. CT-061	DCP Implementation Order to Implement Governor Lamont Executive Orders 7G and 7T (updated for delivery)Limits on Restaurant, Bar, Private Club Operations and Other Permit Types	Department of Consumer Protection, Liquor Control Division	ConnecticutSector regulator	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. DE-003	Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySecond Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (take-out alcohol; closure of bowling alleys, movie theaters, fitness…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-NC-019	North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024)Opinion: the Emergency Management Act 'grants the Governor the ability to impose significant restrictions or prohibitions on otherwise…	Supreme Court of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Aug. 22, 2025		Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. MD-006	Interpretive Guidance COVID19-04 (Mar. 23, 2020): businesses that may remain open under Order 20-03-23-01Interpretive Guidance Number COVID19-04, Re: Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland, Number 20-03-23-01, dated March 23, 2020	Office of Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor	MarylandState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandate	Primary source read
Ex. ME-009	FAQs: Business Closures, Executive Order Number 19 (V2)Governor's Executive Order Number 19 Issued March 24, 2020 FAQs	Office of the Governor / DECD	MaineSector regulator	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandate	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-038	City of Dallas FAQ: Federal Orders and Directives, Governor's Executive Orders, City of Dallas Emergency Regulations (revised July 30, 2021)Emergency Regulations FAQ as revised July 30, 2021	City of Dallas	City of Dallas, TexasCity	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-020	Mayor's Proclamation declaring that a State of Emergency exists within the City of Las Vegas; Resolution ratifying the Proclamation and directing activation of the City's Emergency Management Plan; Resolution confirming the State of Emergency and requesting the Governor's proclamation and State and federal assistanceResolution of the City of Las Vegas City Council ratifying the Mayor's Proclamation declaring that a State of Emergency exists within said…	Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman (Proclamation); Las Vegas City Council (ratifying resolution, 7-0, Mar. 18, 2020, item 66)	City of Las Vegas, NevadaCity	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationTelework mandate	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-003	Ordinance No. 057, Series 2020 (O-200-20)An emergency ordinance permitting the temporary use of parking lots, open areas and sidewalks for outdoor dining and alcohol sales in…	Louisville Metro Council	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky (all of Jefferson County)City	May 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-013	Amendment to the Yellow Phase Order adding Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia CountiesAmendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Limited Opening of Businesses, Lifting of Stay at Home…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	June 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. PA-014	Amendment to the Green Phase Order adding the southeastern counties (Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Susquehanna)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Continued Reopening of the Commonwealth	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	June 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. PA-061	Amendment to the Green Phase Order (16 counties, including Allegheny, Fulton, Greene, Indiana, Lycoming, Mercer, Somerset, Washington, effective June 5, 2020)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Continued Reopening of the Commonwealth	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	June 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read

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)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), TABC 'Coronavirus Information' page: chronology of TABC actions and Governor's waivers (March 2020 - March 2021) (Mar. 10, 2021) (Ex. TX-050)
Virginia DPOR, DPOR 'Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources' page (Governor Northam orders statewide closure of certain non-essential businesses; DPOR-regulated businesses that must close; offices closed; waivers; examination services updates), as archived Apr. 4, 2020 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-021)
Governor Ralph DLG. Torres (through the COVID-19 Task Force and CHCC), CNMI COVID-19 Emergency Directives of 2020 (as of April 16, 2020) (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-140)
Governor Mike Dunleavy, Emergency alert of November 12, 2020 (executive-branch employees to work from home whenever feasible; other organizations urged to do the same) (Nov. 12, 2020) (Ex. AK-102)
Office of the Illinois Attorney General (Kwame Raoul), with the Governor's Office, Illinois Department of Labor, Illinois Department of Employment Security and Illinois Department of Public Health, Guidance for Employers and Employees on Workers' Rights and Safety During the Restore Illinois Plan (revision of December 9, 2020) (Dec. 9, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-013)
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)
Dylan Shaver, Director of Policy and Strategy, through City Manager Sabra Newby (staff report for item D.1, Mar. 25, 2020), Staff report: Summary of actions taken pursuant to Section 8 of Reno Municipal Code (Mayor's Mar. 13 declaration; City Manager's telework and service orders; Mayor's Mar. 16 closure order; the Governor's Mar. 17 preemption) (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-025)
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Directive of March 15, 2020 to State agencies (remote work; State buildings closed to the public; museums, historic sites and State parks closed) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. NM-078)
Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release), Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the Spread (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. PA-081)
Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, DLLC, Governor's Executive Order 2020-34 Guidance (Requirements for Restaurants and Bars providing dine-in services) (May 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-072)
Nevada Gaming Control Board, Industry Notice 2020-52 (July 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-008)
Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi, Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-010 (Jan. 7, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-020)
Governor Ralph DLG. Torres, Second Amended Executive Order No. 2020-04 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-131)
Department of Consumer Protection, Liquor Control Division, DCP Implementation Order to Implement Governor Lamont Executive Orders 7G and 7T (updated for delivery) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. CT-061)
Governor John C. Carney, Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. DE-003)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024) (Ex. DUT-NC-019)
Office of Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor, Interpretive Guidance COVID19-04 (Mar. 23, 2020): businesses that may remain open under Order 20-03-23-01 (Ex. MD-006)
Office of the Governor / DECD, FAQs: Business Closures, Executive Order Number 19 (V2) (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. ME-009)
City of Dallas, City of Dallas FAQ: Federal Orders and Directives, Governor's Executive Orders, City of Dallas Emergency Regulations (revised July 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-038)
Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman (Proclamation); Las Vegas City Council (ratifying resolution, 7-0, Mar. 18, 2020, item 66), Mayor's Proclamation declaring that a State of Emergency exists within the City of Las Vegas; Resolution ratifying the Proclamation and directing activation of the City's Emergency Management Plan; Resolution confirming the State of Emergency and requesting the Governor's proclamation and State and federal assistance (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-020)
Louisville Metro Council, Ordinance No. 057, Series 2020 (O-200-20) (May 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-003)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Yellow Phase Order adding Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia Counties (June 4, 2020) (Ex. PA-013)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Green Phase Order adding the southeastern counties (Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Susquehanna) (June 25, 2020) (Ex. PA-014)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Green Phase Order (16 counties, including Allegheny, Fulton, Greene, Indiana, Lycoming, Mercer, Somerset, Washington, effective June 5, 2020) (June 4, 2020) (Ex. PA-061)

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