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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-BOS-121	Nantucket Board of Health Emergency Order No. 13, island-wide face covering order (as described on the Town's Face Covering Orders page)Face Covering Orders (nantucket-ma.gov, captured Nov. 27, 2020): 'EMERGENCY ORDER No. 13... On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 the Board of Health…	Nantucket Board of Health	Town and County of Nantucket, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-033	Minimum Requirements for the Reintroduction of Roulette at the Category 1 Gaming Establishments (order of October 8, 2020)Roulette permitted again at Encore and MGM Springfield under conditions: three players per table, seated only, no standing or congregating…	Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator	Oct. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-084	ABCC Advisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar ServiceAdvisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar Service (issued October 13, 2020)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Oct. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-13-GM-114	Charles Schwab press release (Oct. 13, 2020): 'Schwab Advisor Services to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Schwab IMPACT' ('IMPACT 2020 will proceed for the first time as a virtual experience'; live sessions Oct. 27-28 and Nov. 2, 4, 9 and 11; 'more than 7,600 firms'; 'more than 90 speakers, 70 education sessions, and nearly 40 exhibitors')Schwab IMPACT 2020 (the largest independent-advisor conference)	Charles Schwab & Co.	Boston (as scheduled), MAOrganizer	Oct. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-GM-019	Massachusetts Dental Society homepage: 'Yankee Dental Congress 2021 Is Going Virtual... an all-digital event'; registration opens November 11Yankee Dental Congress	Massachusetts Dental Society	Boston (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center), MAOrganizer	Oct. 17, 2020	2020 Q4	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-GM-003	Yankee Dental Congress homepage: 'Yankee Dental Congress 2021 will be an all-digital experience'Yankee Dental Congress	Massachusetts Dental Society	Boston (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center), MAOrganizer	Oct. 26, 2020	2020 Q4	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-21-GM-031	BAA 2021 Boston Marathon Not in April Road Races Prohibited Until Phase 4Boston Marathon (124th, April 20, 2020; 125th, April 19, 2021)	Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) with the City of Boston	Hopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizer	Oct. 28, 2020	2020 Q4	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-059	Emergency Order Requiring Testing in Schools for In-Person LearningCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Requiring Testing in Schools for In-Person Learning	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MA-064	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care FacilitiesLong-term care control order (admissions freeze authority)	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-086	ABCC Updated Advisory Regarding Mandatory Closing Period for Retail Alcohol Licensees and Easing of Certain Annual Renewal RequirementsUpdated Advisory Regarding Mandatory Closing Period for Retail Alcohol Licensees and Easing of Certain Annual Renewal Requirements (issued…	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Curfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-034	Commission votes of November 5, 2020: supplement to the Gaming Guidelines, racing protocols and simulcasting plans to ensure compliance with COVID-19 Order No. 53Gaming licensees to re-comply with requirements implementing Order No. 53 (early closing and limited hours of gaming establishments); racing…	Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulator	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-025	COVID-19 Order No. 55 (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-035; cross-reference, not re-saved)Revised Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MA-033	COVID-19 Order No. 53Order Requiring Early Closing for Certain Businesses and Activities, Limiting Hours for Alcohol and Adult Use Cannabis Sales, and Modifying…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MA-034	COVID-19 Order No. 54Revised Order Further Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-035	COVID-19 Order No. 55Revised Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-093	MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020Face Covering Enforcement Takes Effect November 6 (posted November 6, 2020)	MBTA	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-037	COVID-19 Order No. 56Order Revising Provisions for Phase III Re-Openings in Municipalities with Reduced Incidence of COVID-19 Infection (Superseding and…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-020	Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.)	MassachusettsCourt	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MA-065	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive ProceduresWinter curtailment of non-essential elective invasive procedures	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	Dec. 7, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-087	ABCC Advisory Regarding the Rollback of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Phase 3, Step 1, of the Reopening PlanAdvisory Regarding the Rollback to Phase 3, Step 1 (effective December 13, 2020)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Dec. 11, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-038	COVID-19 Order No. 57Further Revised Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 54)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-039	COVID-19 Order No. 58Order Returning All Municipalities to Phase III, Step 1 COVID-19 Safety Rules (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 56)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-010	Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston (the Boston 'modified Phase 2 Step 2' rollback)Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	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-058	Emergency Order Establishing Supplemental Restrictions in the City of Somerville (modified Phase II Step 2 rollback, with appendix)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Establishing Supplemental Restrictions in the City of Somerville	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read

Nantucket Board of Health, Nantucket Board of Health Emergency Order No. 13, island-wide face covering order (as described on the Town's Face Covering Orders page) (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-121)
Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Minimum Requirements for the Reintroduction of Roulette at the Category 1 Gaming Establishments (order of October 8, 2020) (Oct. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-033)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar Service (Oct. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-084)
Charles Schwab & Co, Charles Schwab press release (Oct. 13, 2020): 'Schwab Advisor Services to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Schwab IMPACT' ('IMPACT 2020 will proceed for the first time as a virtual experience'; live sessions Oct. 27-28 and Nov. 2, 4, 9 and 11; 'more than 7,600 firms'; 'more than 90 speakers, 70 education sessions, and nearly 40 exhibitors') (Ex. SEC-13-GM-114)
Massachusetts Dental Society, Massachusetts Dental Society homepage: 'Yankee Dental Congress 2021 Is Going Virtual... an all-digital event'; registration opens November 11 (Oct. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-GM-019)
Massachusetts Dental Society, Yankee Dental Congress homepage: 'Yankee Dental Congress 2021 will be an all-digital experience' (Oct. 26, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-GM-003)
Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) with the City of Boston, BAA 2021 Boston Marathon Not in April Road Races Prohibited Until Phase 4 (Oct. 28, 2020) (Ex. SEC-21-GM-031)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health, Emergency Order Requiring Testing in Schools for In-Person Learning (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-059)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. MA-064)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Updated Advisory Regarding Mandatory Closing Period for Retail Alcohol Licensees and Easing of Certain Annual Renewal Requirements (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-086)
Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Commission votes of November 5, 2020: supplement to the Gaming Guidelines, racing protocols and simulcasting plans to ensure compliance with COVID-19 Order No. 53 (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-034)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 55 (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-035; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-025)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 53 (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-033)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 54 (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-034)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 55 (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-035)
MBTA, MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020 (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-093)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 56 (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-037)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.), Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-020)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive Procedures (Dec. 7, 2020) (Ex. MA-065)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding the Rollback of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Phase 3, Step 1, of the Reopening Plan (Dec. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-087)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 57 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. MA-038)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 58 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. MA-039)
Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston (the Boston 'modified Phase 2 Step 2' rollback) (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-010)
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 Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health, Emergency Order Establishing Supplemental Restrictions in the City of Somerville (modified Phase II Step 2 rollback, with appendix) (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-058)

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