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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044	Governor's suspension of statutes to allow appearance before a notary public via videoconference (announced April 8, 2020)Governor Abbott Temporarily Suspends Certain Statutes To Allow For Appearance Before Notary Public Via Videoconference	Governor Greg Abbott (Office of the Texas Governor release announcing the suspension)	Texas (Governor)State	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-042	Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland Authorizing Remote Notarizations (No. 20-03-30-04)Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland Authorizing Remote Notarizations	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	Maryland (Governor)State	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MN-045	News release, 'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees	Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan	MinnesotaState	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-056	Governor's release and letter of Aug. 17, 2021 urging expedited Board of Health rulemakingGovernor Polis Urges State Board of Health to Engage in Expedited Rulemaking to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for All Personnel Working Directly…	Governor Jared Polis (letter to the State Board of Health)	ColoradoState	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DE-064	Governor's and DHSS's announcement, 'COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Updates for Long-Term Care Facilities, Health Care Facilities, and State Employees'Announcement that from Sept. 30, 2021 staff of DHCQ-regulated long-term care and health care facilities (including hospitals, hospice, home…	Governor John C. Carney; Department of Health and Social Services; Department of Human Resources	DelawareState	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. PA-029	Order of the Governor Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 VaccinesOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines	Governor Tom Wolf (with parallel Order of the Acting Secretary of Health)	PennsylvaniaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NM-071	Amended Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care Facility Workers, Hospital Workers, and Employees of the Office of the Governor Be Fully Vaccinated (Sept. 15, 2021)Amended Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care…	Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D.	New MexicoState	Sept. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MD-043	Order of the Governor No. 20-04-29-01, Amending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care FacilitiesAmending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care Facilities	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-131	State employee vaccination-or-testing requirement announced July 30, 2021 ('Governor Polis to Require Regular Testing for all Unvaccinated State Employees'), effective September 20, 2021Regular testing for all unvaccinated State employees	Governor Jared Polis (Division of Human Resources policy)	ColoradoState	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-04-065	Governor's Aug. 18, 2021 vaccination protocols for nursing home and hospital staff (as reported by WBOC)Hogan Institutes Stricter Vaccine Protocols for Workers at Md. Nursing Homes, Hospitals	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. (announcement); Maryland Department of Health (implementing order)	MarylandState	Aug. 18, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-083	Transcript, Governor Phil Scott and Dr. Mark Levine Discuss Delta, Vaccine Effectiveness and Pandemic Divisiveness at Weekly COVID-19 BriefingState-employee vaccination requirement (24/7 facilities from Sept. 1, 2021; all executive-branch employees attest-or-test-and-mask from…	Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 8, 2021 press conference)	VermontState	Sept. 8, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-019	Governor's web page 'COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers' (as captured May 11, 2020)COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers	Office of the Governor (Jay Inslee)	WashingtonState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MD-038	Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MD-098	Order of the Governor (Mar. 12, 2020) Extending Certain Licenses, Permits, RegistrationsExtending Certain Licenses, Permits, Registrations, and Other Governmental Authorizations, and Authorizing Suspension of Legal Time…	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-038	P.L. 2020, Chapter 26 (Assembly Bill No. 3903)An Act concerning remote notarial acts, and other acts for executing and verifying certain documents, by notaries public and certain other…	New Jersey Senate and General Assembly; approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy	New Jersey (Legislature)State	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-005	RSMo 44.100Emergency powers of governor	Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 44, Civil Defense / Emergency Management)	MissouriState	Aug. 28, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationWorkplace rulesSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-063	Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate ProhibitionHarris County Attorney release on the Attorney General's court filings	Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)	Harris County, TexasCounty	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TX-002	Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551)Governor Abbott Allows Virtual And Telephonic Open Meetings To Maintain Government Transparency	Governor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General)	TexasState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-020	Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 4-2021 (temporary): amendments to OAR 437-004-1115, COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing, aligning with the Governor's June 30, 2021 lifting of general restrictionsAdopted temporary amendments to COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing (letter and filing)	Oregon OSHA	Oregon; Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesSector regulator	June 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-106	MDTA news release, Aug. 6, 2020: full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling permanent across Maryland (JFK Highway, Fort McHenry and Baltimore Harbor Tunnels, Nice/Middleton Bridge; Bay Bridge permanent since May 2020); video tolling at cash rates continues temporarily; former toll collectors reassigned, including as screeners at MDTA building entry points; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers at limited capacity during the state of emergencyGovernor Hogan Announces All-Electronic Tolling Now Permanent at All MDTA Facilities Statewide	Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), Executive Director Jim Ports	Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities)State	Aug. 6, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. CA-039	State-employee vaccine verification and weekly testing policy (announced July 26, 2021)Governor's release: California Implements First-in-the-Nation Measures to Encourage State Employees and Health Care Workers to Get…	Governor Gavin Newsom (announcement); California Department of Human Resources (policy)	CaliforniaState	July 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-020	Munza v. Ivey, No. 1200003 (Ala. Mar. 19, 2021), 334 So. 3d 211Barry Munza, Larry Lewis, and Debbie Mathis v. Kay Ivey, in her official capacity as Governor; Scott Harris, in his official capacity as…	Supreme Court of Alabama (Bolin, J.)	Alabama (Supreme Court of Alabama)Court	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-015	Oregon OSHA, Questions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues Related to COVID-19 (updated Mar. 27, 2020): the agency's statement of the employer's statutory duty and of its authority to enforce the Governor's executive orders at the workplaceQuestions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues…	Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services	OregonState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesStanding 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-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

Governor Greg Abbott (Office of the Texas Governor release announcing the suspension), Governor's suspension of statutes to allow appearance before a notary public via videoconference (announced April 8, 2020) (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland Authorizing Remote Notarizations (No. 20-03-30-04) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-042)
Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, News release, 'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees' (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MN-045)
Governor Jared Polis (letter to the State Board of Health), Governor's release and letter of Aug. 17, 2021 urging expedited Board of Health rulemaking (Ex. SEC-04-056)
Governor John C. Carney; Department of Health and Social Services; Department of Human Resources, Governor's and DHSS's announcement, 'COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Updates for Long-Term Care Facilities, Health Care Facilities, and State Employees' (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. DE-064)
Governor Tom Wolf (with parallel Order of the Acting Secretary of Health), Order of the Governor Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. PA-029)
Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D, Amended Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care Facility Workers, Hospital Workers, and Employees of the Office of the Governor Be Fully Vaccinated (Sept. 15, 2021) (Ex. NM-071)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 20-04-29-01, Amending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care Facilities (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. MD-043)
Governor Jared Polis (Division of Human Resources policy), State employee vaccination-or-testing requirement announced July 30, 2021 ('Governor Polis to Require Regular Testing for all Unvaccinated State Employees'), effective September 20, 2021 (Ex. ECO-B-131)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. (announcement); Maryland Department of Health (implementing order), Governor's Aug. 18, 2021 vaccination protocols for nursing home and hospital staff (as reported by WBOC) (Ex. SEC-04-065)
Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 8, 2021 press conference), Transcript, Governor Phil Scott and Dr. Mark Levine Discuss Delta, Vaccine Effectiveness and Pandemic Divisiveness at Weekly COVID-19 Briefing (Sept. 8, 2021) (Ex. VT-083)
Office of the Governor (Jay Inslee), Governor's web page 'COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers' (as captured May 11, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WA-019)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19 (Ex. MD-038)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor (Mar. 12, 2020) Extending Certain Licenses, Permits, Registrations (Ex. MD-098)
New Jersey Senate and General Assembly; approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy, P.L. 2020, Chapter 26 (Assembly Bill No. 3903) (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-038)
Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 44, Civil Defense / Emergency Management), RSMo 44.100 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MO-005)
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release), Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate Prohibition (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-063)
Governor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General), Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. TX-002)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 4-2021 (temporary): amendments to OAR 437-004-1115, COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing, aligning with the Governor's June 30, 2021 lifting of general restrictions (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-020)
Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), Executive Director Jim Ports, MDTA news release, Aug. 6, 2020: full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling permanent across Maryland (JFK Highway, Fort McHenry and Baltimore Harbor Tunnels, Nice/Middleton Bridge; Bay Bridge permanent since May 2020); video tolling at cash rates continues temporarily; former toll collectors reassigned, including as screeners at MDTA building entry points; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers at limited capacity during the state of emergency (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-106)
Governor Gavin Newsom (announcement); California Department of Human Resources (policy), State-employee vaccine verification and weekly testing policy (announced July 26, 2021) (Ex. CA-039)
Supreme Court of Alabama (Bolin, J.), Munza v. Ivey, No. 1200003 (Ala. Mar. 19, 2021), 334 So. 3d 211 (Ex. DUT-AL-020)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA, Questions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues Related to COVID-19 (updated Mar. 27, 2020): the agency's statement of the employer's statutory duty and of its authority to enforce the Governor's executive orders at the workplace (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-015)
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)
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)

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