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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-043	Order of Health Officer (closing bars, brew pubs, wineries and casinos; food service to takeout and delivery)Order of Health Officer, March 16, 2020	John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone (RiverStone Health)	Yellowstone County (Billings), MontanaCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MT-075	Emergency Health Rule EHR-2020-001 (closure of bars, brew pubs, casinos and restaurant dining rooms extended to Apr. 3, 2020 and expanded to gyms, fitness facilities, athletic centers, workout studios, paintball parlors, ice rinks, indoor climbing, trampoline parks, indoor sporting arenas, cinemas and theatres)Emergency Health Rule 2020-001 Relating to COVID-19 (adopted at the Board's emergency meeting of March 18, 2020)	Gallatin City-County Board of Health	Gallatin County, MontanaCounty	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-004	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (additional direction on school closures)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing additional direction related to school closures	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MT-005	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (closure of on-premises food and beverage service, casinos, gyms, theaters)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 via food and beverage…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MT-007	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (closure extensions; social distancing; retail distancing; school closure extended)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 extending closures and updating social distancing requirements and guidance	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-028	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 designating childcare an Essential Business and establishing operating requirements (cross-reference to Ex. MT-025)Childcare Directive: mandatory operating requirements	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MT-025	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (childcare designated essential; operating requirements)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 designating childcare an Essential Business and Operation and Activity and…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-012	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (extending certain Directives through April 24, 2020)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and extending certain Directives through April 24, 2020	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careOther	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. MT-036	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (offsite learning residency requirements)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and temporarily suspending school district residency requirements for offsite…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	July 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Schools and child care	Primary source read
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-046	Order of Health Officer August 18, 2020 (school-sanctioned sports and activities)Order of Health Officer August 18, 2020	John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Aug. 18, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venues	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-047	Order of Health Officer September 3, 2020 (rescinding the Aug. 18 order; each County school to maintain a COVID-19 Plan)Order of Health Officer September 3, 2020	John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Sept. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Schools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-038	Governor's letter to the Association of Montana Public Health Officials (AMPHO) clarifying the Phase Two 50-person gathering limitationLetter to AMPHO, September 4, 2020 (Phase Two gathering limitation does not apply to school-related or youth activities)	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Sept. 4, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MT-048	Order of Health Officer October 12, 2020 (12:30 a.m. close for bars and restaurants; 25-person gathering cap; masks and distancing required)Order of Health Officer, October 12, 2020	John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Oct. 12, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	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. DUT-MT-005	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118Powers and duties of local health officers	Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2)	MontanaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MT-073	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access)Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116. Powers and duties of local boards of health (MCA 2025 text with 2021 amendments)	Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021)	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Events and venuesVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-042	Temporary Emergency Rule I, MAR Notice No. 37-960 (Notice of Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule)In the matter of the adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule I to allow students and/or their parents or guardians the ability to opt-out of…	Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services	MontanaState	Aug. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MT-088	School district mask requirements for the 2021-22 school year (Missoula, Bozeman, Helena, Billings, Whitefish)2021-22 school district mask requirements (Montana)	Boards of Trustees of the named school districts	Missoula County Public Schools; Bozeman, Helena, Billings and Whitefish school districts, MontanaCity	Aug. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MT-019	Stand Up Montana v. Missoula County Public Schools, 2023 MT 240, No. DA 23-0046 (Mont. Dec. 12, 2023)Opinion affirming summary judgment for the Missoula County school districts on the substantive due process challenge to their 2021-22 mask…	Supreme Court of Montana (Gustafson, J.)	MontanaCourt	Dec. 12, 2023		Standing dutyFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read

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)
John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone (RiverStone Health), Order of Health Officer (closing bars, brew pubs, wineries and casinos; food service to takeout and delivery) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MT-043)
Gallatin City-County Board of Health, Emergency Health Rule EHR-2020-001 (closure of bars, brew pubs, casinos and restaurant dining rooms extended to Apr. 3, 2020 and expanded to gyms, fitness facilities, athletic centers, workout studios, paintball parlors, ice rinks, indoor climbing, trampoline parks, indoor sporting arenas, cinemas and theatres) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MT-075)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (additional direction on school closures) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MT-004)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (closure of on-premises food and beverage service, casinos, gyms, theaters) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MT-005)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (closure extensions; social distancing; retail distancing; school closure extended) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MT-007)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 designating childcare an Essential Business and establishing operating requirements (cross-reference to Ex. MT-025) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-028)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (childcare designated essential; operating requirements) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. MT-025)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (extending certain Directives through April 24, 2020) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. MT-012)
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, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (offsite learning residency requirements) (July 31, 2020) (Ex. MT-036)
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)
John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer August 18, 2020 (school-sanctioned sports and activities) (Aug. 18, 2020) (Ex. MT-046)
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, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer September 3, 2020 (rescinding the Aug. 18 order; each County school to maintain a COVID-19 Plan) (Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. MT-047)
Governor Steve Bullock, Governor's letter to the Association of Montana Public Health Officials (AMPHO) clarifying the Phase Two 50-person gathering limitation (Sept. 4, 2020) (Ex. MT-038)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer October 12, 2020 (12:30 a.m. close for bars and restaurants; 25-person gathering cap; masks and distancing required) (Oct. 12, 2020) (Ex. MT-048)
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)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-005)
Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access) (May 7, 2021) (Ex. MT-073)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Temporary Emergency Rule I, MAR Notice No. 37-960 (Notice of Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule) (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. MT-042)
Boards of Trustees of the named school districts, School district mask requirements for the 2021-22 school year (Missoula, Bozeman, Helena, Billings, Whitefish) (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. MT-088)
Supreme Court of Montana (Gustafson, J.), Stand Up Montana v. Missoula County Public Schools, 2023 MT 240, No. DA 23-0046 (Mont. Dec. 12, 2023) (Ex. DUT-MT-019)

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