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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. VA-002	Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner, Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Order of Public Health Emergency One (Mar. 17, 2020), as amended Mar. 20, 2020Amended Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner Declaration of Public Health Emergency	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-029	State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency, Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12 Schools (Order of Public Health Emergency Ten)Statewide requirement that all individuals aged two and older wear masks when indoors at public and private K-12 schools	M. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A., State Health Commissioner	Virginia State Health Commissioner (acting for the State Board of Health); State level; addressed to all public and private K-12 schoolsState	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VA-044	VDH Frequently Asked Questions: State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency, Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12 Schools, issued August 12, 2021 (updated Aug. 17, 2021)Frequently Asked Questions - State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency - Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12…	Virginia Department of Health	VirginiaSector regulator	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-016	FAQ on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency 5 (face coverings)Frequently Asked Questions on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency Five	Office of the Governor and Virginia Department of Health	VirginiaState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. VA-017	Executive Order 79 and Order of Public Health Emergency Ten (Register text)Ending of Commonsense Public Health Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. VA-029	Executive Order 79 and Order of Public Health Emergency Ten (Governor's PDF)Ending of Commonsense Public Health Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-156	Public Health Emergency Order requiring masks indoors in K-12 schools (Aug. 12, 2021)Virginia K-12 school mask requirement (Aug. 12, 2021; shifted to a ban Mar. 1, 2022)	State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, M.D. (Public Health Emergency Order, Aug. 12, 2021)	VirginiaState	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VA-012	Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency FiveRequirement to Wear Face Covering While Inside Buildings	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VA-016	Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineCommonsense Surge Restrictions; Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VA-023	Sixth Amended Executive Order 67 and Order of Public Health Emergency SevenPhase Three Tightening of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VA-030	Fifth Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineFurther Easing of Commonsense Surge Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Apr. 21, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VA-010	Executive Order 61 and Order of Public Health Emergency ThreePhase One Easing of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VA-022	Fifth Amended Executive Order 67 and Order of Public Health Emergency SevenPhase Three Further Adjusting of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VA-026	Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (First Amended)Commonsense Surge Restrictions; Extension of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Jan. 27, 2021	2021 Q1	Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VA-027	Second Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineCommonsense Surge Restrictions; Extension of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Feb. 17, 2021	2021 Q1	Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VA-028	Seventh Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineFurther Easing of Commonsense Surge Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Apr. 29, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VA-031	Sixth Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineFurther Easing of Commonsense Surge Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Apr. 22, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VA-033	Third Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineEasing of Commonsense Surge Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Feb. 24, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VA-034	Fourth Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency NineEasing of Commonsense Surge Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Mar. 23, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-001	Briefing Package: Emergency Temporary Standard / Emergency Regulation, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19, 16VAC25-220 (Board meeting June 24, 2020, continued June 29 and July 15, 2020)Emergency Temporary Standard/Emergency Regulation, Infectious Disease Prevention, SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (briefing package…	Virginia Department of Labor and Industry for the Safety and Health Codes Board	Virginia; Safety and Health Codes Board, Department of Labor and Industry (State-plan OSHA agency, statewide)Sector regulator	June 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-014	Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase One), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelines (restaurants and beverage services, farmers markets, brick-and-mortar retail, fitness and exercise facilities, personal care and grooming, campgrounds, and others)Safer at Home: Phase One, Guidelines for All Business Sectors (Virginia Forward Phase One Business Sector Guidelines)	Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of Health	VirginiaState	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-015	Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase Three), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelinesSafer at Home: Phase Three, Guidelines for All Business Sectors (Forward Virginia Phase Three Guidelines)	Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of Health	VirginiaState	June 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-045	16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19Emergency Temporary Standard: Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19	Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board / Department of Labor and Industry (VOSH)	VirginiaState	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-09-012	16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19Virginia COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (adopted July 15, 2020; effective July 27, 2020)	Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board; Department of Labor and Industry (VOSH)	VirginiaSector regulator	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-09-043	16VAC25-220, Final Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19Virginia Permanent COVID-19 Standard	Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board	VirginiaSector regulator	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read

Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner, Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Order of Public Health Emergency One (Mar. 17, 2020), as amended Mar. 20, 2020 (Ex. VA-002)
M. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A., State Health Commissioner, State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency, Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12 Schools (Order of Public Health Emergency Ten) (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-029)
Virginia Department of Health, VDH Frequently Asked Questions: State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency, Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12 Schools, issued August 12, 2021 (updated Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. VA-044)
Office of the Governor and Virginia Department of Health, FAQ on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency 5 (face coverings) (May 29, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-016)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Executive Order 79 and Order of Public Health Emergency Ten (Register text) (May 14, 2021) (Ex. VA-017)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Executive Order 79 and Order of Public Health Emergency Ten (Governor's PDF) (May 14, 2021) (Ex. VA-029)
State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, M.D. (Public Health Emergency Order, Aug. 12, 2021), Public Health Emergency Order requiring masks indoors in K-12 schools (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-156)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency Five (May 26, 2020) (Ex. VA-012)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. VA-016)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Sixth Amended Executive Order 67 and Order of Public Health Emergency Seven (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. VA-023)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Fifth Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (Apr. 21, 2021) (Ex. VA-030)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Executive Order 61 and Order of Public Health Emergency Three (May 8, 2020) (Ex. VA-010)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Fifth Amended Executive Order 67 and Order of Public Health Emergency Seven (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. VA-022)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (First Amended) (Jan. 27, 2021) (Ex. VA-026)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Second Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (Feb. 17, 2021) (Ex. VA-027)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Seventh Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (Apr. 29, 2021) (Ex. VA-028)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Sixth Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (Apr. 22, 2021) (Ex. VA-031)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Third Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (Feb. 24, 2021) (Ex. VA-033)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Fourth Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (Mar. 23, 2021) (Ex. VA-034)
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry for the Safety and Health Codes Board, Briefing Package: Emergency Temporary Standard / Emergency Regulation, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19, 16VAC25-220 (Board meeting June 24, 2020, continued June 29 and July 15, 2020) (June 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-001)
Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of Health, Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase One), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelines (restaurants and beverage services, farmers markets, brick-and-mortar retail, fitness and exercise facilities, personal care and grooming, campgrounds, and others) (May 8, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-014)
Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of Health, Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase Three), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelines (June 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-015)
Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board / Department of Labor and Industry (VOSH), 16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (July 15, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-045)
Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board; Department of Labor and Industry (VOSH), 16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (July 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-09-012)
Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board, 16VAC25-220, Final Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (Jan. 13, 2021) (Ex. SEC-09-043)

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