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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. KS-060	Administrative Order 2020-PR-016Order restricting Kansas district and appellate courts to emergency operations and suspending statutes of limitation and statutory time…	Kansas Supreme Court (Chief Justice Marla Luckert)	KansasCourt	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-017	Memorandum to Kansas Prosecutors and Law Enforcement, 'State and local law enforcement duties and authorities under emergency powers invoked in connection with COVID-19 response' (March 24, 2020)State and local law enforcement duties and authorities under emergency powers invoked in connection with COVID-19 response	Attorney General Derek Schmidt (Office of the Kansas Attorney General)	KansasState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-020	Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part)Laura Kelly, Governor of the State of Kansas, v. Legislative Coordinating Council, et al.	Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam)	KansasCourt	Apr. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. KS-016	Executive Order 20-26Temporary relief from certain restrictions and requirements governing the provision of medical services	Governor Laura Kelly	KansasState	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. KS-063	Administrative Order 2020-PR-049Order Relating to District Court Operations in Counties Affected by a Stay-at-Home Order or Subject to a Directive Closing a County…	Kansas Supreme Court	KansasCourt	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. KS-024	Executive Order 20-41Licensure, Certification, and Registration for persons and Licensure of 'Adult Care Homes' during state of disaster emergency (reissuing EO…	Governor Laura Kelly	KansasState	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-010	K.S.A. 65-202 (2019), Duties of local health officers; investigation of communicable disease; 'all known measures to prevent the spread'65-202. Oath and bond of local health officers; duties and compensation; inspection of school buildings, county option; employment of…	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2019 statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2020)	KansasState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. KS-066	Administrative Order 2020-PR-076Order Related to Appellate and District Courts Operations as of June 16, 2020	Kansas Supreme Court	KansasCourt	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-028	Executive Order 20-49Extending certain Executive Orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic (EOs 20-36, 20-37, 20-39, 20-40, 20-41, 20-42, 20-43 through Sept. 15…	Governor Laura Kelly	KansasState	June 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. KS-090	Emergency Order of Local Health Officer restricting bars, restaurants and night clubs (July 7, 2020)Dance floors closed; closing times of 11 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and midnight Sunday-Wednesday; mandated cleaning; 50 percent capacity for…	Shawnee County Health Officer (Shawnee County Health Department, Linda K. Ochs, Director)	Shawnee County, Kansas (Topeka)County	July 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. KS-081	Revised Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (amending and replacing the order of July 8, 2020)Masks required in Sedgwick County; adoption of Phase 3 of Ad Astra with modifications	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	July 9, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-082	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (July 21, 2020)Masks; Phase 2 of Ad Astra readopted with modifications; bars, night clubs and on-premises alcohol sellers closed; restaurant curfew	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	July 21, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-072	Kansas State Fair Board announcement and 'Kansas State Fair Cancellation' FAQ (2020 Kansas State Fair, Sept. 11-20, 2020, cancelled)Kansas State Fair Cancellation (2020 Cancellation FAQs)	Kansas State Fair Board	Kansas State Fair Board (State agency)State	Aug. 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KS-083	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Aug. 18, 2020)Amended order: bars and night clubs reopen with capacity, seating and curfew conditions; masks continue	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	Aug. 18, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. KS-084	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Sept. 3, 2020)Masks, gatherings and alcohol-service conditions continued	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	Sept. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. KS-035	Executive Order 20-64Extending certain Executive Orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic (EOs 20-37, 20-39, 20-40, 20-43, 20-50, 20-55, 20-56, 20-61 through…	Governor Laura Kelly	KansasState	Sept. 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-005	K.S.A. 65-128, Rules and regulations and orders of the secretary to prevent the spread of disease; testing, isolation and quarantine65-128. Rules and regulations of secretary to prevent spread and dissemination of diseases; testing and quarantine; protection of providers…	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-009	K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021)65-201. County, city-county and multicounty units; local health officers; appointment, tenure, removal; laws applicable; review, amendment…	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-001	Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29 (2025), enrolled bill amending K.S.A. 65-101, 65-119 and 65-129b (the struck text is the statute as it stood throughout 2020-2021)AN ACT concerning public health; removing the authorization for a county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public…	Kansas Legislature (enrolled Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29, 2025 Session; L. 2025, ch. 115)	KansasState	July 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-KS-002	K.S.A. 65-119, Duties of local boards of health and local health officers; contagious diseases (current text, as amended L. 2025, ch. 115, § 2)65-119. Duties of local boards of health and health officers; contagious diseases; confidentiality of information; disclosure, when	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	July 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read

Kansas Supreme Court (Chief Justice Marla Luckert), Administrative Order 2020-PR-016 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. KS-060)
Attorney General Derek Schmidt (Office of the Kansas Attorney General), Memorandum to Kansas Prosecutors and Law Enforcement, 'State and local law enforcement duties and authorities under emergency powers invoked in connection with COVID-19 response' (March 24, 2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. DUT-KS-017)
Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam), Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part) (Ex. DUT-KS-020)
Governor Laura Kelly, Executive Order 20-26 (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. KS-016)
Kansas Supreme Court, Administrative Order 2020-PR-049 (May 1, 2020) (Ex. KS-063)
Governor Laura Kelly, Executive Order 20-41 (May 26, 2020) (Ex. KS-024)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2019 statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2020), K.S.A. 65-202 (2019), Duties of local health officers; investigation of communicable disease; 'all known measures to prevent the spread' (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-010)
Kansas Supreme Court, Administrative Order 2020-PR-076 (June 16, 2020) (Ex. KS-066)
Governor Laura Kelly, Executive Order 20-49 (June 30, 2020) (Ex. KS-028)
Shawnee County Health Officer (Shawnee County Health Department, Linda K. Ochs, Director), Emergency Order of Local Health Officer restricting bars, restaurants and night clubs (July 7, 2020) (Ex. KS-090)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Revised Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (amending and replacing the order of July 8, 2020) (July 9, 2020) (Ex. KS-081)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (July 21, 2020) (Ex. KS-082)
Kansas State Fair Board, Kansas State Fair Board announcement and 'Kansas State Fair Cancellation' FAQ (2020 Kansas State Fair, Sept. 11-20, 2020, cancelled) (Aug. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-072)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Aug. 18, 2020) (Ex. KS-083)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. KS-084)
Governor Laura Kelly, Executive Order 20-64 (Sept. 10, 2020) (Ex. KS-035)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-128, Rules and regulations and orders of the secretary to prevent the spread of disease; testing, isolation and quarantine (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-005)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-009)
Kansas Legislature (enrolled Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29, 2025 Session; L. 2025, ch. 115), Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29 (2025), enrolled bill amending K.S.A. 65-101, 65-119 and 65-129b (the struck text is the statute as it stood throughout 2020-2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-001)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-119, Duties of local boards of health and local health officers; contagious diseases (current text, as amended L. 2025, ch. 115, § 2) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-002)

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