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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. SEC-09-024	Temporary Guidance for Construction in the City of Boston (construction moratorium)Boston non-essential construction pause	Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Inspectional Services Department; Public Works Department	City of BostonCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-055	MBTA service revisions of Mar. 23-25, 2020: Commuter Rail Reduced Service Schedule modified; all non-essential travel discouragedMBTA Discourages All Non-Essential Travel (targeted adjustments to Commuter Rail capacity effective Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2020)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058	MBTA updated boarding protocols and resumption of standard fare collection effective July 20, 2020 (end of rear-door-only boarding instituted in March 2020; face coverings and operator-area distancing continue)Updated Boarding Protocols, Standard Fare Collection (effective Monday, July 20, 2020)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState	July 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-031	Mass.gov DCR page and 'Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update' (visitor centers, campgrounds and ice rinks temporarily closed; reservations suspended), as captured Apr. 1, 2020Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update	Massachusetts DCR (Baker-Polito Administration)	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (State agency)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076	Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144)Persons diagnosed with, exposed to or symptomatic of coronavirus, persons asked to self-quarantine, and persons who had travelled to China…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)Court	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-080	Supreme Judicial Court Seventh Updated Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (entered July 1, 2021, effective July 12, 2021; amended Dec. 31, 2021 and Jan. 24, 2022)Q3 2021 court-operations order: end of Phase 3 jury-trial limits on July 9, 2021 but continued COVID-19 provisions, including six-person…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)Court	July 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-018	G.L. c. 40, s. 21DNon-criminal disposition of violations of ordinances, by-laws, rules and regulations	General Court (codified statute; adopted by cities and towns by ordinance or by-law)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-021	COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (library exhibit MA-008; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Assuring Continued Operation of Essential Services in the Commonwealth, Closing Certain Workplaces, and Prohibiting Gatherings of More…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-022	COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-017; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker (with DLS and DPH rules under s. 2)	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-024	COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not Possible	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MA-005	COVID-19 Order No. 5Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 25 People and On-Premises Consumption of Food or Drink	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-006	COVID-19 Order No. 10Order Temporarily Closing All Child Care Programs and Authorizing the Temporary Creation and Operation of Emergency Child Care Programs	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MA-017	COVID-19 Order No. 33Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-019	COVID-19 Order No. 37Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-020	COVID-19 Order No. 38Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-022	COVID-19 Order No. 41Order Authorizing the Reopening of Child Care Programs and Rescinding Eight COVID-19 Orders	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-025	COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Instituting a Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine Requirement for Travelers Arriving in Massachusetts	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	July 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MA-032	COVID-19 Order No. 52Phase III, Step 2 Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Sept. 29, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-043	COVID-19 Order No. 63 (with the March 18, 2021 Appendix effective March 22, 2021)Further Revised Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 57)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Feb. 4, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-045	COVID-19 Order No. 66Order Advancing All Communities to Phase IV, Step 1 of the Commonwealth's Re-Opening Plan and Transitioning to a Travel Advisory Policy…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 18, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-047	COVID-19 Order No. 68Order Reopening Certain Phase IV, Step 2 Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-051	Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID-19	General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor	MassachusettsState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Alcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MA-071	Implementation of DESE Mask RequirementDESE mask requirement for public school students and staff, 2021-22 school year	Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's August 24, 2021 vote	MassachusettsState	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-011	City of Boston announcement: Boston to temporarily return to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts planMayor Walsh announces Boston to temporarily return to modified Phase Two, Step Two of reopening plan (boston.gov, December 14, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-015	Extension 'until further notice' of the City of Boston order pausing non-essential construction on City-permitted sitesMayor Walsh extends order pausing non-essential construction work in Boston (boston.gov, March 25, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source

Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Inspectional Services Department; Public Works Department, Temporary Guidance for Construction in the City of Boston (construction moratorium) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-09-024)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak), MBTA service revisions of Mar. 23-25, 2020: Commuter Rail Reduced Service Schedule modified; all non-essential travel discouraged (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-055)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA updated boarding protocols and resumption of standard fare collection effective July 20, 2020 (end of rear-door-only boarding instituted in March 2020; face coverings and operator-area distancing continue) (July 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058)
Massachusetts DCR (Baker-Polito Administration), Mass.gov DCR page and 'Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update' (visitor centers, campgrounds and ice rinks temporarily closed; reservations suspended), as captured Apr. 1, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-031)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court Seventh Updated Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (entered July 1, 2021, effective July 12, 2021; amended Dec. 31, 2021 and Jan. 24, 2022) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-080)
General Court (codified statute; adopted by cities and towns by ordinance or by-law), G.L. c. 40, s. 21D (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-018)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (library exhibit MA-008; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-021)
Governor Charles D. Baker (with DLS and DPH rules under s. 2), COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-017; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-022)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-024)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 5 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-005)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 10 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-006)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-017)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 37 (June 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-019)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 38 (June 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-020)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 41 (June 26, 2020) (Ex. MA-022)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 45 (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MA-025)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 52 (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. MA-032)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 63 (with the March 18, 2021 Appendix effective March 22, 2021) (Feb. 4, 2021) (Ex. MA-043)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 66 (Mar. 18, 2021) (Ex. MA-045)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 68 (May 7, 2021) (Ex. MA-047)
General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor, Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MA-051)
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's August 24, 2021 vote, Implementation of DESE Mask Requirement (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. MA-071)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020), City of Boston announcement: Boston to temporarily return to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts plan (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-011)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Extension 'until further notice' of the City of Boston order pausing non-essential construction on City-permitted sites (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-015)

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