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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MT-085	County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rules	Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer	Lewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-003	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (school closure; nursing homes; social distancing; transportation; National Guard)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MT-013	Phase One Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing conditions for Phase One), with Appendix ADirective implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-014	Phase Two Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and establishing conditions for Phase Two), with AppendicesDirective implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and establishing conditions for Phase Two	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	May 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-023	Phase Two Directive with Appendices (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and establishing conditions for Phase Two) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-014)Phase Two Directive: 'All businesses may operate, provided they adhere to...'	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	May 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-060	Order, In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana, No. AF 11-0244 (June 17, 2020), adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana (provisional admission for candidates unable or unwilling to sit for the July 28-29, 2020 exam)In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana - Order adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana	Supreme Court of Montana (McGrath, C.J., and six Justices)	Montana; Supreme Court of Montana (bar admission)Court	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-015	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (Phase Two Directive and Appendix B updates)6-18-20 Directive - Phase II Directive and Appendix B Updates (State's document title)	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	June 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-079	Countywide face covering rule (masks in all indoor public spaces and businesses; employers to enforce)Missoula City-County Board of Health mask rule, adopted and effective July 9, 2020	Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer	Missoula County, MontanaCounty	July 9, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MT-024	Face Covering Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-016)Face Covering Directive, secs. 2, 4 and 5 (business duty; exceptions; enforcement)	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MT-016	Face Covering Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-076	Emergency face covering rule (countywide mask mandate), adopted July 2020; extended Jan. 20, 2021 (to Apr. 20, 2021) and April 2021 (to May 27, 2021); enforcement lifted by the Health Officer May 14, 2021Gallatin City-County Board of Health local face covering emergency rule	Gallatin City-County Board of Health; Matt Kelley, Health Officer	Gallatin County, MontanaCounty	July 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-017	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (mandatory face coverings in all K-12 schools)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in all K-12 schools	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Aug. 12, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MT-037	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (licensure late fees; pharmacist vaccination; classroom face coverings)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020, waiving licensure renewal late fees for certain establishments, authorizing…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Aug. 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-074	Order of Local Public Health Officer, October 26, 2020 (Congregate Care)Non-congregate Care Order 10-26-2020 (RiverStone file title); 'The Local Public Health Officer's October 26, 2020 Order regarding Congregate…	John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Oct. 26, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-083	Board of Health Order of Oct. 28, 2020 (effective Nov. 1, 2020): gatherings capped at 50; bars, restaurants, casinos, gyms, movie theaters at 50 percent capacity; places of worship 75 percent; 12:30 a.m. closing unchangedCascade City-County Board of Health COVID-19 Order, October 28, 2020	Cascade City-County Board of Health	Cascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCounty	Oct. 28, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hours	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MT-025	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and limiting group size, bar and restaurant capacity and hours, and requiring face coverings statewide (cross-reference to Ex. MT-018)November 17, 2020 Directive, Parts I-III and Enforcement	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MT-018	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (group size; bar and restaurant capacity and hours; statewide face coverings)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and limiting size for public gatherings and events and limiting bar and restaurant…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MT-052	Order of Health Officer November 19, 2020 (25-person cap; 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. closure of all places of assembly; 50 percent capacity; congregate care order continued)Order of Health Officer, November 19, 2020	John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Nov. 19, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MT-084	Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeksCascade City-County Health Officer Order of November 20, 2020, as continued and amended	Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments)	Cascade County, MontanaCounty	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-053	Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer December 10, 2020Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer, December 10, 2020	John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. MT-060	Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 ProtocolsUpdated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols, December 21, 2020	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-070	Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order)Cascade City-County Board of Health Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, January 6, 2021	Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer)	Cascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCounty	Jan. 6, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-026	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-020)Directive of January 13, 2021: Public Gatherings; Businesses; Schools; General Masking Requirements	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MT-020	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q1	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-080	Missoula County bar and restaurant restrictions: 50 percent capacity and eight per table (October 2020); 10 p.m. closing (December 2020); Board revision of Jan. 21, 2021 (effective Jan. 22, 2021: capacity cap removed, 2 a.m. closing, eight per table, table service only, six-foot spacing, gaming machines spaced, masks except while eating or drinking)Missoula City-County Board of Health bar and restaurant rules, October 2020 to February 2021	Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer	Missoula County, MontanaCounty	Jan. 21, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source

Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer, County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MT-085)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (school closure; nursing homes; social distancing; transportation; National Guard) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MT-003)
Governor Steve Bullock, Phase One Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing conditions for Phase One), with Appendix A (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. MT-013)
Governor Steve Bullock, Phase Two Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and establishing conditions for Phase Two), with Appendices (May 19, 2020) (Ex. MT-014)
Governor Steve Bullock, Phase Two Directive with Appendices (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and establishing conditions for Phase Two) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-014) (May 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-023)
Supreme Court of Montana (McGrath, C.J., and six Justices), Order, In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana, No. AF 11-0244 (June 17, 2020), adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana (provisional admission for candidates unable or unwilling to sit for the July 28-29, 2020 exam) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-060)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (Phase Two Directive and Appendix B updates) (June 18, 2020) (Ex. MT-015)
Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Countywide face covering rule (masks in all indoor public spaces and businesses; employers to enforce) (July 9, 2020) (Ex. MT-079)
Governor Steve Bullock, Face Covering Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-016) (July 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-024)
Governor Steve Bullock, Face Covering Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings) (July 15, 2020) (Ex. MT-016)
Gallatin City-County Board of Health; Matt Kelley, Health Officer, Emergency face covering rule (countywide mask mandate), adopted July 2020; extended Jan. 20, 2021 (to Apr. 20, 2021) and April 2021 (to May 27, 2021); enforcement lifted by the Health Officer May 14, 2021 (July 17, 2020) (Ex. MT-076)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (mandatory face coverings in all K-12 schools) (Aug. 12, 2020) (Ex. MT-017)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (licensure late fees; pharmacist vaccination; classroom face coverings) (Aug. 27, 2020) (Ex. MT-037)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Local Public Health Officer, October 26, 2020 (Congregate Care) (Oct. 26, 2020) (Ex. MT-074)
Cascade City-County Board of Health, Board of Health Order of Oct. 28, 2020 (effective Nov. 1, 2020): gatherings capped at 50; bars, restaurants, casinos, gyms, movie theaters at 50 percent capacity; places of worship 75 percent; 12:30 a.m. closing unchanged (Ex. MT-083)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and limiting group size, bar and restaurant capacity and hours, and requiring face coverings statewide (cross-reference to Ex. MT-018) (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-025)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (group size; bar and restaurant capacity and hours; statewide face coverings) (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. MT-018)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer November 19, 2020 (25-person cap; 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. closure of all places of assembly; 50 percent capacity; congregate care order continued) (Nov. 19, 2020) (Ex. MT-052)
Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments), Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeks (Ex. MT-084)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer December 10, 2020 (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. MT-053)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MT-060)
Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer), Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order) (Jan. 6, 2021) (Ex. MT-070)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-020) (Ex. DUT-MT-026)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (Ex. MT-020)
Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Missoula County bar and restaurant restrictions: 50 percent capacity and eight per table (October 2020); 10 p.m. closing (December 2020); Board revision of Jan. 21, 2021 (effective Jan. 22, 2021: capacity cap removed, 2 a.m. closing, eight per table, table service only, six-foot spacing, gaming machines spaced, masks except while eating or drinking) (Ex. MT-080)

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