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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. DUT-WV-008	W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied onEmergency Management Act: definition of 'disaster' (including 'epidemic'); proclamation of a state of emergency and additional powers of the…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Feb. 23, 2023	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
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. 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. 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-020	Mayor's Proclamation declaring that a State of Emergency exists within the City of Las Vegas; Resolution ratifying the Proclamation and directing activation of the City's Emergency Management Plan; Resolution confirming the State of Emergency and requesting the Governor's proclamation and State and federal assistanceResolution of the City of Las Vegas City Council ratifying the Mayor's Proclamation declaring that a State of Emergency exists within said…	Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman (Proclamation); Las Vegas City Council (ratifying resolution, 7-0, Mar. 18, 2020, item 66)	City of Las Vegas, NevadaCity	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationTelework mandate	Primary source read
Ex. WA-064	Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery (plan; version issued May 18, 2021, including the Washington Ready transition terms)Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery	Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), plan incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25.12 and 20-25.13	WashingtonState	May 18, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-034	General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (amended effective April 22, 2021; entered nunc pro tunc April 27, 2021)Spring 2021 amendment: videoconference remains the default for all matters; judges to work remotely; masks for all persons; residential…	Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County	Circuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourt	Apr. 27, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-015	Act 2021-4 (SB 30, Enrolled), the Alabama COVID Immunity Act, codified at Ala. Code § 6-5-790 et seq.An Act relating to Coronavirus; to provide civil immunity for certain entities and individuals from certain damages claimed by individuals…	Legislature of Alabama (SB 30, 2021 Regular Session, by Senator Orr); approved by Governor Ivey February 12, 2021	AlabamaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-013	Act 559 of 2021 (HB 1487), Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Tort ImmunityAn Act Concerning Business Liability for a Person Exposed to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19); to Declare an Emergency; and for Other Purposes…	General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (HB 1487, Rep. Gonzales; Sen. Gilmore); approved by Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Apr. 5, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-011	SS#2 SCS SBs 51 & 42 (2021), Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed, enacting RSMo 537.1000, 537.1005, 537.1010, 537.1015, 537.1020 and 537.1035An Act to amend chapter 537, RSMo, by adding thereto six new sections relating to civil actions	Missouri General Assembly, 101st General Assembly, First Regular Session (Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. 51 & 42); approved by Governor Michael L. Parson July 7, 2021	MissouriState	July 7, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. KS-048	Memorandum: State Agency Return to In-Person Work GuidanceState Agency Return to In-Person Work Guidance (State offices return to normal operations effective the pay period beginning June 13, 2021…	Secretary of Administration DeAngela Burns-Wallace (Department of Administration), on the Governor's determination	KansasState	May 12, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-012	Senate Bill 359 (2020), Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety ActAn Act to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to provide for certain immunities from…	General Assembly of Georgia (Senators Hufstetler, Tillery, Strickland, Albers, Kirkpatrick and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp, August 5, 2020	GeorgiaState	Aug. 5, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-007	Senate File 2338 (enrolled), An Act relating to civil actions... including civil actions related to the novel coronavirus, and including retroactive applicability provisions (the 'COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act,' § 686D.1)Senate File 2338 - Enrolled - COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act (Iowa Code ch. 686D)	Iowa General Assembly (88th G.A.); signed by Governor Kim Reynolds June 18, 2020	IowaState	June 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-013	Session law (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act), codified at Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. §§ 3-1701 to 3-1709 (enacted as Subtitle 16, §§ 3-1601 to 3-1609, and renumbered by the codifier)Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)	Maryland General Assembly (Chapter 736 of the Acts of 2021, House Bill 581; crossfile SB 486)	MarylandState	May 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-014	Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, Savage v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00165-LEW, ECF No. 26 (D. Me. Aug. 7, 2020), reported at 478 F. Supp. 3d 16Savage v. Mills (Sunday River Brewing Company): order dismissing business owners' constitutional challenge to the Governor's COVID-19…	Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge	United States District Court for the District of MaineCourt	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-010	Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act (S.B. 3049, 2020)Immunity from suit for COVID-19 exposure claims conditioned on a good-faith attempt to follow applicable public health guidance; premises…	Legislature of Mississippi; approved by Governor Tate Reeves July 8, 2020	MississippiState	July 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-013	Enrolled Com. Sub. for S.B. 277 (2021 Reg. Sess.), ch. 1, Acts 2021, adding W. Va. Code §§ 55-19-1 to 55-19-9, the COVID-19 Jobs Protection ActCOVID-19 Jobs Protection Act: findings; definitions; no claim for loss arising from COVID-19; products; workers' compensation exclusivity…	West Virginia Legislature (Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 277), approved by Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-014	HB 76, ch. 2 SLA 2021, secs. 1, 13, 14 and 15 (cross-reference to Ex. AK-028; not re-saved)Findings; civil liability; licensee liability for client exposure to COVID-19; business and employee liability for customer exposure to…	Alaska State Legislature (SCS CSHB 76(FIN) am S), signed by Governor Dunleavy Apr. 30, 2021	AlaskaState	Apr. 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AZ-010	Session law (Senate Bill 1377), adding A.R.S. §§ 12-515 and 12-516An Act amending title 12, chapter 5, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 12-515 and 12-516; relating to civil liability…	Arizona Legislature (Fifty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session); approved by Governor Douglas A. Ducey	ArizonaState	Apr. 5, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-012	Chapter 2021-1, Laws of Florida (SB 72), § 1, creating Fla. Stat. § 768.38Liability protections for COVID-19-related claims	Florida Legislature (SB 72), approved by Governor Ron DeSantis	FloridaState	Mar. 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-013	House Bill 112 (2021)An Act to amend an Act relating to torts to provide certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19, approved August 5, 2020…	General Assembly of Georgia (Representatives Kelley, Cooper, Carpenter, Newton, Hawkins and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp (May 2021)	GeorgiaState	July 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-006	Ind. Code Title 34, Article 30, chapter 32, sections 34-30-32-1 to 34-30-32-11 (and chapter 33, sections 34-30-33-1 to -9)Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19 (SEA 1 of 2021): immunity for damages arising from COVID-19 on premises and in activities, with the…	Indiana General Assembly (Senate Enrolled Act 1 (2021), P.L.1-2021, signed by Governor Eric J. Holcomb Feb. 18, 2021; Indiana Code 2021 edition)	IndianaState	Feb. 18, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-013	Act 2020, No. 305 (SB 508), enacting La. R.S. 29:773 (restaurants during declared state of emergency; limitation of liability)Restaurants during a declared state of emergency: no owner, operator, employee, contractor or agent of a restaurant 'which is in substantial…	Louisiana Legislature, 2020 Regular Session (Senate Bill 508), approved by Governor John Bel Edwards	LouisianaState	June 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-029	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved)DPH face-covering order for health care facilities and board-licensed practice locations, congregate care, shelters, houses of correction…	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor	MassachusettsState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read

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)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied on (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-008)
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, 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)
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)
Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman (Proclamation); Las Vegas City Council (ratifying resolution, 7-0, Mar. 18, 2020, item 66), Mayor's Proclamation declaring that a State of Emergency exists within the City of Las Vegas; Resolution ratifying the Proclamation and directing activation of the City's Emergency Management Plan; Resolution confirming the State of Emergency and requesting the Governor's proclamation and State and federal assistance (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-020)
Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), plan incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25.12 and 20-25.13, Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery (plan; version issued May 18, 2021, including the Washington Ready transition terms) (Ex. WA-064)
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (amended effective April 22, 2021; entered nunc pro tunc April 27, 2021) (Apr. 27, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-034)
Legislature of Alabama (SB 30, 2021 Regular Session, by Senator Orr); approved by Governor Ivey February 12, 2021, Act 2021-4 (SB 30, Enrolled), the Alabama COVID Immunity Act, codified at Ala. Code § 6-5-790 et seq. (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. DUT-AL-015)
General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (HB 1487, Rep. Gonzales; Sen. Gilmore); approved by Governor Asa Hutchinson, Act 559 of 2021 (HB 1487), Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Tort Immunity (Apr. 5, 2021) (Ex. DUT-AR-013)
Missouri General Assembly, 101st General Assembly, First Regular Session (Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. 51 & 42); approved by Governor Michael L. Parson July 7, 2021, SS#2 SCS SBs 51 & 42 (2021), Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed, enacting RSMo 537.1000, 537.1005, 537.1010, 537.1015, 537.1020 and 537.1035 (July 7, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MO-011)
Secretary of Administration DeAngela Burns-Wallace (Department of Administration), on the Governor's determination, Memorandum: State Agency Return to In-Person Work Guidance (May 12, 2021) (Ex. KS-048)
General Assembly of Georgia (Senators Hufstetler, Tillery, Strickland, Albers, Kirkpatrick and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp, August 5, 2020, Senate Bill 359 (2020), Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (Aug. 5, 2020) (Ex. DUT-GA-012)
Iowa General Assembly (88th G.A.); signed by Governor Kim Reynolds June 18, 2020, Senate File 2338 (enrolled), An Act relating to civil actions... including civil actions related to the novel coronavirus, and including retroactive applicability provisions (the 'COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act,' § 686D.1) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IA-007)
Maryland General Assembly (Chapter 736 of the Acts of 2021, House Bill 581; crossfile SB 486), Session law (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act), codified at Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. §§ 3-1701 to 3-1709 (enacted as Subtitle 16, §§ 3-1601 to 3-1609, and renumbered by the codifier) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-013)
Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge, Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, Savage v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00165-LEW, ECF No. 26 (D. Me. Aug. 7, 2020), reported at 478 F. Supp. 3d 16 (Ex. DUT-ME-014)
Legislature of Mississippi; approved by Governor Tate Reeves July 8, 2020, Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act (S.B. 3049, 2020) (July 8, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MS-010)
West Virginia Legislature (Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 277), approved by Governor Jim Justice, Enrolled Com. Sub. for S.B. 277 (2021 Reg. Sess.), ch. 1, Acts 2021, adding W. Va. Code §§ 55-19-1 to 55-19-9, the COVID-19 Jobs Protection Act (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-013)
Alaska State Legislature (SCS CSHB 76(FIN) am S), signed by Governor Dunleavy Apr. 30, 2021, HB 76, ch. 2 SLA 2021, secs. 1, 13, 14 and 15 (cross-reference to Ex. AK-028; not re-saved) (Apr. 30, 2021) (Ex. DUT-AK-014)
Arizona Legislature (Fifty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session); approved by Governor Douglas A. Ducey, Session law (Senate Bill 1377), adding A.R.S. §§ 12-515 and 12-516 (standing) (Ex. DUT-AZ-010)
Florida Legislature (SB 72), approved by Governor Ron DeSantis, Chapter 2021-1, Laws of Florida (SB 72), § 1, creating Fla. Stat. § 768.38 (standing) (Ex. DUT-FL-012)
General Assembly of Georgia (Representatives Kelley, Cooper, Carpenter, Newton, Hawkins and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp (May 2021), House Bill 112 (2021) (July 1, 2021) (Ex. DUT-GA-013)
Indiana General Assembly (Senate Enrolled Act 1 (2021), P.L.1-2021, signed by Governor Eric J. Holcomb Feb. 18, 2021; Indiana Code 2021 edition), Ind. Code Title 34, Article 30, chapter 32, sections 34-30-32-1 to 34-30-32-11 (and chapter 33, sections 34-30-33-1 to -9) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-006)
Louisiana Legislature, 2020 Regular Session (Senate Bill 508), approved by Governor John Bel Edwards, Act 2020, No. 305 (SB 508), enacting La. R.S. 29:773 (restaurants during declared state of emergency; limitation of liability) (June 12, 2020) (Ex. DUT-LA-013)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-029)

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