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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-OK-008	63 O.S. 6403Declaration of Catastrophic Health Emergency - Governor's Authority	Oklahoma Legislature (Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act)	OklahomaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding duty	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. MET-AUS-005	Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200508-011Stay Home - Work Safe Order (Governor's reopening phase incorporated; distancing, hygiene and face-covering behaviors ordered; test-result…	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	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-026	Clark County emergency ordinance adding Clark County Code 3.04.065 (Violation of Declaration of Emergency), adopted Apr. 21, 2020An emergency ordinance to amend Clark County Code by the addition of a new provision to Chapter 3.04 of the Clark County Code imposing…	Clark County Board of County Commissioners (regular meeting Apr. 21, 2020, item 57; Legistar matter HIST-1378115)	Clark County, NevadaCounty	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-017	Protocol for Critical Infrastructure Workers: Designated by the Governor's Executive Order as essential to ensure continuity of functions critical to public health and safety (Rev. 02/17/2021)Protocol for Critical Infrastructure Workers (exposure, quarantine, work exclusion and isolation rules)	Riverside County Department of Public Health (Public Health Officer)	Riverside County, CaliforniaCounty	Feb. 17, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MT-084	Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeksCascade City-County Health Officer Order of November 20, 2020, as continued and amended	Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments)	Cascade County, MontanaCounty	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NM-068	New Mexico PHO of Aug. 17, 2021 (school workers; hospital and congregate-care workers)Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care Facility…	Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D.	New MexicoState	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-103	Executive Order 20-03-23-01Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland Number 20-03-23-01: Various Health Care Matters (authorizing the Secretary of Health to order…	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. VA-008	Amended Order of Public Health Emergency TwoAmended Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner, Order of Public Health Emergency Two	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. WI-020	Emergency Order #1 (February 4, 2021)Relating to Requiring Face Coverings	Governor Tony Evers (Office of the Governor), under Wis. Stat. § 323.12(4)(b) and Executive Order #105	WisconsinState	Feb. 4, 2021	2021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-093	OLCC COVID-19 Alcohol FAQ's (as of April 8, 2020)OLCC COVID-19 Alcohol FAQ's: Information Relating to OLCC Response to Governor Brown's Executive Orders	Oregon Liquor Control Commission	Oregon (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-070	GDC release, 'Georgia Department of Corrections Suspends Visitation Statewide: Steps Being Taken to Mitigate COVID-19 Exposure Risks' (Mar. 12, 2020)Visitation suspended at all correctional facilities statewide through Apr. 10, 2020 following the Governor's directive; facility tours…	Georgia Department of Corrections (Commissioner Timothy C. Ward)	Georgia Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-092	CDOC news article, 'State Agencies with 24/7 Facilities to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff Members' (Aug. 17, 2021)COVID-19 vaccination required for staff of State agencies operating 24/7 facilities, including the Department of Corrections	Colorado Department of Corrections (announcing the Governor's Office requirement for State agencies with 24/7 facilities)	Colorado (Governor's Office and State agencies with 24/7 facilities, including the Department of Corrections); State levelState	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-043	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0010-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - workers' compensation issuesBulletin ceasing orders for designated-doctor examinations, suspending all scheduled RME, DD and referral examinations, tolling…	Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation	Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (State workers' compensation regulator and adjudicator; statewide)Court	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-005	Idaho Back to School Framework 2020 (as amended October 21, 2020)Idaho Back to School Framework 2020: expectations, guidelines and best practices for the 2020-21 school year by community transmission…	Idaho State Board of Education (approved July 9, 2020; amended October 21, 2020), with Governor Brad Little's letter	Idaho State Board of Education, with the Office of the Governor and the State Department of Education; State levelState	July 9, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-106	Emergency Order Under MCL 333.2253 - Temporary Restrictions on Entry into Congregate Care and Juvenile Justice FacilitiesCongregate care and juvenile justice facilities must limit visitor entry, screen every entrant for symptoms and exposure, and apply the…	Robert Gordon, Director, MDHHS	Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)State	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-071	Executive Order No. 7JJJProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Rebuttable Presumption Regarding Workers Compensation…	Governor Ned Lamont	Connecticut (Governor; binding employers, insurers and workers' compensation commissioners)State	July 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DE-005	Fourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (designation of Essential and Non-Essential Businesses; closure of…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-016	Press release, 'Gov. Pritzker Announces Efforts to Protect Illinois Communities and Frontline Workers in Response to Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic' (announcing the IDPH emergency rules for businesses, schools and child care and the signing of SB 471)Official description of the three-step enforcement of the business face-covering and gathering rule (written notice; order to disperse…	Governor JB Pritzker (Office of the Governor release, with IDPH Director Ngozi Ezike)	IllinoisState	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-020	Open Texas, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers (version archived May 12, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers	Governor Greg Abbott (Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas) with the Texas Department of State Health Services	TexasState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-021	In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772In re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas, et al. (petition for writ of mandamus; GA-09)	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting)	Texas (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)Court	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-014	Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase One), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelines (restaurants and beverage services, farmers markets, brick-and-mortar retail, fitness and exercise facilities, personal care and grooming, campgrounds, and others)Safer at Home: Phase One, Guidelines for All Business Sectors (Virginia Forward Phase One Business Sector Guidelines)	Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of Health	VirginiaState	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-015	Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase Three), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelinesSafer at Home: Phase Three, Guidelines for All Business Sectors (Forward Virginia Phase Three Guidelines)	Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of Health	VirginiaState	June 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-136	State employee vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement announced July 28, 2021, effective September 27, 2021New York State employees: vaccination or weekly testing (patient-facing state health care workers: vaccination)	Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (announced July 28, 2021); implemented by Governor Kathy Hochul	New YorkState	July 28, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source

Oklahoma Legislature (Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act), 63 O.S. 6403 (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-008)
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)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200508-011 (May 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-005)
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)
Clark County Board of County Commissioners (regular meeting Apr. 21, 2020, item 57; Legistar matter HIST-1378115), Clark County emergency ordinance adding Clark County Code 3.04.065 (Violation of Declaration of Emergency), adopted Apr. 21, 2020 (Ex. MET-LAS-026)
Riverside County Department of Public Health (Public Health Officer), Protocol for Critical Infrastructure Workers: Designated by the Governor's Executive Order as essential to ensure continuity of functions critical to public health and safety (Rev. 02/17/2021) (Feb. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-RIV-017)
Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments), Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeks (Ex. MT-084)
Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D, New Mexico PHO of Aug. 17, 2021 (school workers; hospital and congregate-care workers) (Ex. NM-068)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Executive Order 20-03-23-01 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-103)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Amended Order of Public Health Emergency Two (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. VA-008)
Governor Tony Evers (Office of the Governor), under Wis. Stat. § 323.12(4)(b) and Executive Order #105, Emergency Order #1 (February 4, 2021) (Feb. 4, 2021) (Ex. WI-020)
Oregon Liquor Control Commission, OLCC COVID-19 Alcohol FAQ's (as of April 8, 2020) (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-093)
Georgia Department of Corrections (Commissioner Timothy C. Ward), GDC release, 'Georgia Department of Corrections Suspends Visitation Statewide: Steps Being Taken to Mitigate COVID-19 Exposure Risks' (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-070)
Colorado Department of Corrections (announcing the Governor's Office requirement for State agencies with 24/7 facilities), CDOC news article, 'State Agencies with 24/7 Facilities to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff Members' (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-092)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0010-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - workers' compensation issues (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-043)
Idaho State Board of Education (approved July 9, 2020; amended October 21, 2020), with Governor Brad Little's letter, Idaho Back to School Framework 2020 (as amended October 21, 2020) (July 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-005)
Robert Gordon, Director, MDHHS, Emergency Order Under MCL 333.2253 - Temporary Restrictions on Entry into Congregate Care and Juvenile Justice Facilities (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-106)
Governor Ned Lamont, Executive Order No. 7JJJ (July 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-071)
Governor John C. Carney, Fourth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. DE-005)
Governor JB Pritzker (Office of the Governor release, with IDPH Director Ngozi Ezike), Press release, 'Gov. Pritzker Announces Efforts to Protect Illinois Communities and Frontline Workers in Response to Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic' (announcing the IDPH emergency rules for businesses, schools and child care and the signing of SB 471) (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-016)
Governor Greg Abbott (Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas) with the Texas Department of State Health Services, Open Texas, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers (version archived May 12, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TX-020)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting), In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772 (Ex. DUT-TX-021)
Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of Health, Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase One), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelines (restaurants and beverage services, farmers markets, brick-and-mortar retail, fitness and exercise facilities, personal care and grooming, campgrounds, and others) (May 8, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-014)
Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of Health, Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase Three), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelines (June 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-015)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (announced July 28, 2021); implemented by Governor Kathy Hochul, State employee vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement announced July 28, 2021, effective September 27, 2021 (Ex. ECO-B-136)

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