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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MI-002	Executive Order 2020-5Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closures	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	MichiganState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-085	County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rules	Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer	Lewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
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. SC-001	Executive Order No. 2020-08State of Emergency Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. WA-008	Proclamation 20-12Higher education: prohibition on in-person classes at universities, colleges, technical schools and apprenticeship programs	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AK-003	COVID-19 Health Mandate 001Health Mandate 001 (visitation at State institutions; non-student-contact days at public schools)	Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum (DHSS); Dr. Anne Zink (Chief Medical Officer)	AlaskaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NC-002	Executive Order No. 117Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-002	Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-023Executive Order to implement the necessary closure of governmental and private sector operations in order to combat the effects of…	Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced	Puerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorial	Mar. 15, 2020		Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hours	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-OK-006	63 O.S. 683.9 (text effective Nov. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2025)Emergency Powers and Duties of Governor	Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003)	OklahomaState	Nov. 1, 2009	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-007	City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LA-027	Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, New City Measures to Address COVID-19 (Mar. 15, 2020)Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority: New City Measures to Address COVID-19	Mayor Eric Garcetti	City of Los AngelesCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-003	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (school closure; nursing homes; social distancing; transportation; National Guard)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. OH-004	Director's Order Limiting the Sale of Food and Beverages, Liquor, Beer and Wine to Carry-out and Delivery OnlyIn Re: Order Limiting the Sale of Food and Beverages, Liquor, Beer and Wine to Carry-out and Delivery Only	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-031	Letter to Credit Unions 20-CU-03Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19	NCUA	United States; National Credit Union Administration (federal)Federal	Mar. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-011	News release, 'PGCPS to Temporarily Close Following COVID-19 Announcement' (Mar. 12, 2020)Closure of all PGCPS schools March 16 through March 27, 2020	Prince George's County Public Schools (Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson), implementing State Superintendent Karen Salmon's closure announcement of March 12, 2020	Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland (county school system)County	Mar. 12, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-021	SLA Guidance on Restrictions for Licensees and To-Go & Delivery Sales in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak (Restrictions in Response to COVID-19 page)New York State Liquor Authority Guidance on Restrictions for Licensees and To-Go & Delivery Sales in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak…	New York State Liquor Authority	New York (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-068	Guidance to Licensees on Limitations of On-Sale PrivilegesGuidance to Licensees on Limitations of On-Sale Privileges (prevention of COVID-19 transmission in restaurants, bars, wineries and…	California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control	California (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-113	ILCC COVID19 Q&A (March 2020)ILCC COVID-19 Q&A on Executive Orders 2020-07 and 2020-10 (bars and restaurants closed to on-premises consumption; to-go and delivery)	Illinois Liquor Control Commission	Illinois (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-114	ILCC COVID-19 Related Action, Guidance on Temporary Delivery of Alcoholic Liquor (updated October 26, 2020)Guidance on Temporary Delivery of Alcoholic Liquor (to-go and delivery authorization for all licensed retailers, including on-premises-only…	Illinois Liquor Control Commission	Illinois (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-062	UIL COVID-19 Information: suspension of all UIL sanctioned contests (March 13-19, 2020) and cancellation of spring activities (April 17, 2020)Suspension and then cancellation of all UIL athletic and academic contests for spring 2020 following GA-08 and GA-16	University Interscholastic League (Executive Director Charles Breithaupt)	University Interscholastic League (a part of The University of Texas at Austin, Tex. Educ. Code s. 33.083); State levelState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AL-091	Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer suspending certain public gatherings (March 16, 2020)First Alabama COVID-19 order: gatherings suspended and restaurants, bars and other establishments closed to on-premises service in Jefferson…	Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D.	Jefferson County, AlabamaCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CT-004	Executive Order No. 7DProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Crowd Reduction and Social Distancing	Governor Ned Lamont	ConnecticutState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DC-003	Mayor's Order 2020-048Prohibition on Mass Gatherings During Public Health Emergency - Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Mayor Muriel Bowser	District of ColumbiaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DE-002	First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFirst Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (restaurants, taverns…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source

Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-5 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MI-002)
Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer, County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MT-085)
Governor Christopher T. Sununu, Executive Order 2020-04 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. NH-001)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-08 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SC-001)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-12 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. WA-008)
Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum (DHSS); Dr. Anne Zink (Chief Medical Officer), COVID-19 Health Mandate 001 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AK-003)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 117 (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. NC-002)
Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced, Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-023 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-002)
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)
Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003), 63 O.S. 683.9 (text effective Nov. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-006)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools, City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubs (Ex. MET-BOS-007)
Mayor Eric Garcetti, Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, New City Measures to Address COVID-19 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-LA-027)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (school closure; nursing homes; social distancing; transportation; National Guard) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MT-003)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order Limiting the Sale of Food and Beverages, Liquor, Beer and Wine to Carry-out and Delivery Only (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. OH-004)
NCUA, Letter to Credit Unions 20-CU-03 (Mar. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-031)
Prince George's County Public Schools (Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson), implementing State Superintendent Karen Salmon's closure announcement of March 12, 2020, News release, 'PGCPS to Temporarily Close Following COVID-19 Announcement' (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-011)
New York State Liquor Authority, SLA Guidance on Restrictions for Licensees and To-Go & Delivery Sales in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak (Restrictions in Response to COVID-19 page) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-021)
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Guidance to Licensees on Limitations of On-Sale Privileges (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-068)
Illinois Liquor Control Commission, ILCC COVID19 Q&A (March 2020) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-113)
Illinois Liquor Control Commission, ILCC COVID-19 Related Action, Guidance on Temporary Delivery of Alcoholic Liquor (updated October 26, 2020) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-114)
University Interscholastic League (Executive Director Charles Breithaupt), UIL COVID-19 Information: suspension of all UIL sanctioned contests (March 13-19, 2020) and cancellation of spring activities (April 17, 2020) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-062)
Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D, Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer suspending certain public gatherings (March 16, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AL-091)
Governor Ned Lamont, Executive Order No. 7D (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. CT-004)
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Mayor's Order 2020-048 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DC-003)
Governor John C. Carney, First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DE-002)

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