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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MD-094	MDH Notice - Face Covering Recommendation (Effective July 1, 2021)Notice - Face Covering Recommendation (Effective July 1, 2021)	Dennis R. Schrader, Secretary of Health	MarylandSector regulator	June 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-031	H.B. 1007, Face Covering Requirements (2021 First Special Session)Face Covering Requirements	Utah Legislature, 2021 First Special Session; Governor Spencer Cox (signed)	UtahState	May 19, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. UT-045	H.B. 1007, Face Covering Requirements, 2021 First Special SessionFace Covering Requirements	Utah Legislature (Chief Sponsor Rep. Val L. Peterson); signed by Governor Spencer J. Cox	UtahState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-100	Executive Order 2022-02, Rescinding the indoor face covering requirement for certain businesses, facilities and places of assembly open to the public; Maintaining the requirement on Howard County public transportationRescinding the indoor face covering requirement...; Maintaining the requirement on Howard County public transportation	County Executive Calvin Ball	Howard County, MarylandCounty	Feb. 1, 2022		Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-045	TriMet COVID-19 rider rules (page as updated July 18, 2020): face coverings required of all riders and employees (riders from May 15, staff from May 8, 2020); buses limited to 10-15 riders (moving to 19-24); seating restrictions; cash not accepted on buses; reduced service; essential trips onlyCOVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates: Masks required on transit; Face covering required on TriMet	TriMet (mass transit district under ORS ch. 267), implementing OHA face-covering direction	Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet): Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas CountiesSector regulator	July 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-045	Act 1002 of 2021 (SB 590)An Act to Prohibit the Mandatory Use of Face Masks, Face Shields, or Other Face Coverings	Arkansas General Assembly (93rd G.A.); Governor Asa Hutchinson (signed)	ArkansasState	Apr. 28, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. ND-080	House Bill 1323 (2021)'A statewide elected official or the state health officer may not mandate an individual in this state use a face mask, face shield, or other…	Sixty-seventh Legislative Assembly (House Bill 1323); signed by Governor Burgum	North DakotaState	Apr. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-029	Valley Metro COVID-19 rider face-covering requirement and service reductions (page 'COVID-19 updates: face coverings required')COVID-19 updates: face coverings required	Valley Metro (Boards of Directors) and Phoenix City Council (service actions)	Maricopa County, Arizona (Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority; City of Phoenix Public Transit Department)Sector regulator	July 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. DE-038	Twenty-Ninth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyTwenty-Ninth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (all active restrictions combined; general face-covering and distancing…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	May 18, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-011	MSDH web page, 'COVID-19 Guidance and Prevention for Individuals and the Community' (msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,21866,420.html), as captured July 1, 2020MSDH prevention guidance for individuals, businesses and the community (July 1, 2020 state): stay home if sick; masks 'should' be worn away…	Mississippi State Department of Health	MississippiState	July 1, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LA-070	Metro face-covering requirement for all riders on Metro buses and trains, effective Monday, May 11, 2020 (announcement of May 7, 2020)Metro to require use of face coverings by riders on Metro buses and trains beginning Monday, May 11	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), announced by The Source (Metro's official news site) May 7, 2020	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) system (buses and rail across Los Angeles County)Sector regulator	May 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-056	County Judge Order 2022-02 Terminating Amended Order 2021-09a; Relating to COVID-19 and Requirement to Wear Face Coverings in Designated Travis County FacilitiesOrder terminating County Judge Order 2021-09a (face coverings in designated County facilities) effective March 22, 2022	Travis County Judge Andy Brown	Travis County, TexasCounty	Mar. 22, 2022		Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-105	MDOT MTA COVID-19 service reductions, boarding rules and face-covering requirement (agency web notice, captured Apr. 17, 2020)MDOT MTA Coronavirus (COVID-19) page: service status and face-covering requirement	Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration	Baltimore region (MDOT Maryland Transit Administration: Local Bus, Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink, MobilityLink, Commuter Bus, MARC)Sector regulator	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-018	Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66)In the Matter of the Full-On Premises Sales License Held By Central Pastime, LLC, dba Central Pastime, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and…	Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.)	OregonCourt	Aug. 6, 2025	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-044	Emergency Executive Orders 2021-35 (September 3, 2021) and 2021-36 (September 9, 2021)Extending EEO 2020-3, 2020-4, 2020-29, 2020-33, 2020-44 (2021-35) and EEO 2021-33 face covering requirement at City-controlled facilities…	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Sept. 9, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-029	Executive Order GA-36Relating to the prohibition of governmental entities and officials from mandating face coverings or restricting activities in response to…	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	May 18, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-025	Order 16 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Rescinding Amended and Restated Order 8, Cloth Face Coverings or Masks GuidanceOrder 16 (rescinding the face-covering order effective noon May 14, 2021)	Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DET-001	Emergency Order for Control of EpidemicEmergency Order for Control of Epidemic (face coverings; bars, restaurants and nightclubs; gatherings and events; workplace safeguards by…	Detroit Health Department, Denise Fair, Chief Public Health Officer	City of Detroit, MichiganCity	Oct. 9, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SC-035	Executive Order No. 2021-23Emergency Measures Regarding Face Coverings, Vaccine Passports, and Other Matters	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	May 11, 2021	2021 Q2	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. TX-031	Executive Order GA-36Relating to the prohibition of governmental entities and officials from mandating face coverings or restricting activities in response to…	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	May 18, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. HI-023	Twenty-First Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 EmergencyTwenty-First Proclamation (statewide face covering; Safe Travels 10-day quarantine with test and vaccination exceptions; intercounty…	Governor David Y. Ige	HawaiiState	June 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. HI-024	Emergency Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 ResponseEmergency Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Response (statewide face covering; Safe Travels quarantine; vaccination and testing for State…	Governor David Y. Ige	HawaiiState	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-061	Executive Order No. EO2021-0014Declaration and Order Regarding Face Coverings, Social Distancing, and COVID-19 Screening in County Buildings	County Executive Armond Budish	Cuyahoga County, OhioCounty	June 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-044	Baltimore County Executive Orders index: titles of EO 2020-017 through 2021-029Executive Orders and Speeches (index): 2020-017 (incorporating 20-09-18-01); 2020-018 (incorporating 20-09-28-01); 2020-020 (incorporating…	Baltimore County Government (Office of the County Executive), Executive Orders and Speeches index	Baltimore County, MarylandCounty	Sept. 26, 2026		Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NE-079	Lincoln-Lancaster County Directed Health Measures 2020-07Directed Health Measures 2020-07 (countywide face coverings; gatherings; door-to-door sales)	Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Interim Health Director Pat Lopez	City of Lincoln and Lancaster CountyCounty	July 17, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read

Dennis R. Schrader, Secretary of Health, MDH Notice - Face Covering Recommendation (Effective July 1, 2021) (June 30, 2021) (Ex. MD-094)
Utah Legislature, 2021 First Special Session; Governor Spencer Cox (signed), H.B. 1007, Face Covering Requirements (2021 First Special Session) (May 19, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-031)
Utah Legislature (Chief Sponsor Rep. Val L. Peterson); signed by Governor Spencer J. Cox, H.B. 1007, Face Covering Requirements, 2021 First Special Session (May 28, 2021) (Ex. UT-045)
County Executive Calvin Ball, Executive Order 2022-02, Rescinding the indoor face covering requirement for certain businesses, facilities and places of assembly open to the public; Maintaining the requirement on Howard County public transportation (Feb. 1, 2022) (Ex. MET-BAL-100)
TriMet (mass transit district under ORS ch. 267), implementing OHA face-covering direction, TriMet COVID-19 rider rules (page as updated July 18, 2020): face coverings required of all riders and employees (riders from May 15, staff from May 8, 2020); buses limited to 10-15 riders (moving to 19-24); seating restrictions; cash not accepted on buses; reduced service; essential trips only (Ex. MET-PDX-045)
Arkansas General Assembly (93rd G.A.); Governor Asa Hutchinson (signed), Act 1002 of 2021 (SB 590) (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-045)
Sixty-seventh Legislative Assembly (House Bill 1323); signed by Governor Burgum, House Bill 1323 (2021) (Apr. 27, 2021) (Ex. ND-080)
Valley Metro (Boards of Directors) and Phoenix City Council (service actions), Valley Metro COVID-19 rider face-covering requirement and service reductions (page 'COVID-19 updates: face coverings required') (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHX-029)
Governor John C. Carney, Twenty-Ninth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (May 18, 2021) (Ex. DE-038)
Mississippi State Department of Health, MSDH web page, 'COVID-19 Guidance and Prevention for Individuals and the Community' (msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,21866,420.html), as captured July 1, 2020 (Ex. DUT-MS-011)
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), announced by The Source (Metro's official news site) May 7, 2020, Metro face-covering requirement for all riders on Metro buses and trains, effective Monday, May 11, 2020 (announcement of May 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-LA-070)
Travis County Judge Andy Brown, County Judge Order 2022-02 Terminating Amended Order 2021-09a; Relating to COVID-19 and Requirement to Wear Face Coverings in Designated Travis County Facilities (Mar. 22, 2022) (Ex. MET-AUS-056)
Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration, MDOT MTA COVID-19 service reductions, boarding rules and face-covering requirement (agency web notice, captured Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-BAL-105)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.), Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66) (Ex. DUT-OR-018)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Orders 2021-35 (September 3, 2021) and 2021-36 (September 9, 2021) (Sept. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-044)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-36 (May 18, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-029)
Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 16 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Rescinding Amended and Restated Order 8, Cloth Face Coverings or Masks Guidance (May 14, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-025)
Detroit Health Department, Denise Fair, Chief Public Health Officer, Emergency Order for Control of Epidemic (Oct. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-001)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2021-23 (May 11, 2021) (Ex. SC-035)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-36 (May 18, 2021) (Ex. TX-031)
Governor David Y. Ige, Twenty-First Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency (June 7, 2021) (Ex. HI-023)
Governor David Y. Ige, Emergency Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Response (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. HI-024)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2021-0014 (June 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-061)
Baltimore County Government (Office of the County Executive), Executive Orders and Speeches index, Baltimore County Executive Orders index: titles of EO 2020-017 through 2021-029 (Sept. 26, 2026) (Ex. MET-BAL-044)
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Interim Health Director Pat Lopez, Lincoln-Lancaster County Directed Health Measures 2020-07 (July 17, 2020) (Ex. NE-079)

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