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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MN-058	Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 7 (health and human services omnibus), sections extending Department of Human Services COVID-19 waivers and modifications after the peacetime emergencyExtension of COVID-19 Human Services Program Modifications	Minnesota Legislature (2021 First Special Session), signed by Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	June 29, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-009	Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025)Adoption of Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Reference (29 C.F.R. parts 1904, 1910 and others, with the listed Federal…	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655	MinnesotaState	Oct. 30, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-008	Emergency Regulation No. 2020-11Operational conditions on Licensed Congregate Health Care Facilities (limited entry, communal dining suspended, cohorting, staff face…	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of MinneapolisCity	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-012	Emergency Regulation No. 2020-16Rescinding Emergency Regulation 2020-11 (Licensed Congregate Health Care Facilities)	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of MinneapolisCity	July 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MN-021	Emergency Executive Order 20-55Protecting the Rights and Health of At-Risk Populations during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeTelework mandateHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MN-011	Minnesota EO 20-23 (Mar. 27, 2020; to May 27, 2021)Authorizing Minnesota Health-Related Licensing Boards to Modify Requirements During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz (authorizing the health-related licensing boards)	MinnesotaSector regulator	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-013	COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Requirements Guidance, General (all businesses), updated July 29, 2020COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Requirements: Guidance, General (minimum protections and protocols for all businesses)	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry with the Department of Health and the Department of Employment and Economic Development (the 'Plan Guidance' the executive orders incorporate)	MinnesotaState	July 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MN-007	Emergency Executive Order 20-16Directing Non-Hospital Entities to Inventory and Preserve Vital Medical Equipment During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-019	MDH, 'Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81' (web page, first captured July 23, 2020; updated through 2021)Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81	Minnesota Department of Health	MinnesotaState	July 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSP-062	Face Covering Protocol (updated August 2, 2021)Face masks required of all faculty, staff, students and visitors, including contractors, service providers, vendors and suppliers, in every…	University of Minnesota (University Health and Safety; Office of the President)	University of Minnesota (all campuses; Twin Cities)State	Aug. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-26-004	Emergency Executive Order 20-17Clarifying Application of Executive Order 20-09 to Veterinary Surgeries and Procedures	Governor Tim Walz (approved by the Executive Council)	MinnesotaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MN-039	Emergency Executive Order 21-23Amending Emergency Executive Orders 20-51, 20-81, 21-11, and 21-21	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-040	Emergency Executive Order 2021-25Rescinding Emergency Executive Order 2021-21 (face coverings)	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	June 2, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-050	Board vote of June 8, 2021 easing the face-coverings policyBoard votes to ease face coverings policy (posted June 8, 2021)	Ramsey County Board of Commissioners (County release)	Ramsey CountyCounty	June 8, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSP-064	Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Aug. 3, 2021 capture): transitional phase June 14 - September 6, 2021Court operations in transitional phase June 14 - Sept. 6, 2021: in-person criminal jury trials and major hearings; all other proceedings…	Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page)	Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)Court	Aug. 3, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MN-005	Emergency Executive Order 20-09Directing Delay of Inpatient and Outpatient Elective Surgery and Procedural Cases during COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-066	Emergency Executive Order 20-09Directing Delay of Inpatient and Outpatient Elective Surgery and Procedural Cases	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-022	Emergency Executive Order 20-09Directing Delay of Inpatient and Outpatient Elective Surgery and Procedural Cases during COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz (approved by the Executive Council)	MinnesotaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-24-011	Emergency Executive Order 20-12, Preserving Access to Human Services Programs During the COVID-19 Peacetime EmergencyPreserving Access to Human Services Programs During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz (Emergency Executive Order, approved by the Executive Council)	MinnesotaState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read

Minnesota Legislature (2021 First Special Session), signed by Governor Tim Walz, Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 7 (health and human services omnibus), sections extending Department of Human Services COVID-19 waivers and modifications after the peacetime emergency (June 29, 2021) (Ex. MN-058)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655, Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-009)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Emergency Regulation No. 2020-11 (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-008)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Emergency Regulation No. 2020-16 (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-012)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-55 (May 13, 2020) (Ex. MN-021)
Governor Tim Walz (authorizing the health-related licensing boards), Minnesota EO 20-23 (Mar. 27, 2020; to May 27, 2021) (Ex. MN-011)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry with the Department of Health and the Department of Employment and Economic Development (the 'Plan Guidance' the executive orders incorporate), COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Requirements Guidance, General (all businesses), updated July 29, 2020 (Ex. DUT-MN-013)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-16 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MN-007)
Minnesota Department of Health, MDH, 'Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81' (web page, first captured July 23, 2020; updated through 2021) (Ex. DUT-MN-019)
University of Minnesota (University Health and Safety; Office of the President), Face Covering Protocol (updated August 2, 2021) (Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-062)
Governor Tim Walz (approved by the Executive Council), Emergency Executive Order 20-17 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-26-004)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 21-23 (May 14, 2021) (Ex. MN-039)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2021-25 (June 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-040)
Ramsey County Board of Commissioners (County release), Board vote of June 8, 2021 easing the face-coverings policy (Ex. MET-MSP-050)
Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page), Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Aug. 3, 2021 capture): transitional phase June 14 - September 6, 2021 (Ex. MET-MSP-064)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-09 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MN-005)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-09 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-066)
Governor Tim Walz (approved by the Executive Council), Emergency Executive Order 20-09 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-022)
Governor Tim Walz (Emergency Executive Order, approved by the Executive Council), Emergency Executive Order 20-12, Preserving Access to Human Services Programs During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-24-011)

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