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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-TN-005	Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-14-01 (Communicable and Environmental Diseases), Rules.15,.25,.26 and.27Rules of the Tennessee Department of Health, Chapter 1200-14-01, Communicable and Environmental Diseases (compilation dated November 2004…	Tennessee Department of Health, Communicable and Environmental Disease Services	TennesseeState	June 7, 1974	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. TN-043	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Suspending In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Suspending In-Person Court Proceedings (judicial state of emergency)	Tennessee Supreme Court (Chief Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins)	TennesseeCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-005	Executive Order No. 15An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Bill Lee	Tennessee (Governor; Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-002	Executive Order No. 15An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-003	Executive Order No. 16An Order Ensuring Government Continues to Function Openly and Transparently During the COVID-19 Emergency While Taking Appropriate Measures…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-063	COVID-19 Bulletin #1 (Mar. 17, 2020): Governor's Mar. 16, 2020 call for all school districts to close by Mar. 20, 2020School Closures: Gov. Lee urged school districts across Tennessee to close by Friday, March 20	Governor Bill Lee (Office of the Governor, COVID-19 Bulletin #1)	TennesseeState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022	Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020)Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates: all Driver Services Centers offering limited services	Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security	Tennessee (Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)State	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-044	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of DeadlinesOrder Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of Deadlines	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-007	Executive Order No. 22An Order Directing Tennesseans to Stay Home Unless Engaging in Essential Activities to Limit Their Exposure to and Spread of COVID-19…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-078	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Clarifying the Extension of DeadlinesOrder Clarifying the Extension of Deadlines	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-010	Executive Order No. 26 (Apr. 9, 2020); TN-042 (EO 52, June 29, 2020)An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate Remote Notarization and Witnessing of Documents	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-064	COVID-19 Bulletin #18 (Apr. 15, 2020): Governor's call for schools to remain closed through the end of the 2019-20 school yearSchool Closure: Gov. Lee has called on schools to remain closed through the end of the school year	Governor Bill Lee (Office of the Governor, COVID-19 Bulletin #18)	TennesseeState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. TN-045	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of DeadlinesOrder Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of Deadlines	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-013	Executive Order No. 30An Order Allowing Tennesseans to Return to Work Safely While Encouraging Continued Adherence to Health Guidelines to Limit the Spread of…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-005	Order 4 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or MasksOrder 4 (cloth face coverings: businesses shall require employee masks; public directed to wear them)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-032	Knox County Health Department Order adopting Executive Orders 30 and 31 and the Knox County phased reopeningReopening Order (Phase One; effective 8:00 a.m. EDT May 1, 2020)	Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Director and Health Officer	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	May 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-053	Civil Emergency Proclamation and Executive Order No. 13-2020Amending the Safer at Home Order: Back to Business Phase 1 (supersedes Executive Order No. 12-2020)	Mayor Jim Strickland	City of Memphis, TennesseeCity	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-006	Order 5 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase One ReopeningOrder 5 (Phase One: gatherings above ten prohibited; hospitality, educational, sports and entertainment venues remain closed)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-020	Executive Order No. 7Requirement that Face Coverings be Worn at Metropolitan Government Buildings	Mayor John Cooper	Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyCity	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-017	Executive Order No. 36An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-018	Executive Order No. 38An Order Expanding the Number of Tennesseans Who May Return to Work Safely While Urging Continued Adherence to Health and Social Distancing…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-007	Order 6 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Two ReopeningOrder 6 (Phase Two: gatherings above 25 prohibited; sector conditions; face coverings per Amended Order 4)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	May 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-084	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of May 26, 2020 (judicial-district reopening plans; continued suspension of jury trials)Order of May 26, 2020 (district plans governing in-person proceedings)	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BNA-055	Substitute Ordinance: Face Covering/Mask Ordinance (new chapter under Title 9 of the Code of Ordinances)Face Covering/Mask Ordinance	Council of the City of Memphis	City of Memphis, TennesseeCity	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-061	Shelby County Health Directive No. 7Health Directive No. 7 (Back to Business: unlisted businesses remain closed; 50 percent occupancy for retail, gyms, civic facilities and…	Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, DNP, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer)	Shelby County, Tennessee (all municipalities and unincorporated areas)County	June 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Tennessee Department of Health, Communicable and Environmental Disease Services, Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-14-01 (Communicable and Environmental Diseases), Rules.15,.25,.26 and.27 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-005)
Tennessee Supreme Court (Chief Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins), In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Suspending In-Person Court Proceedings (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. TN-043)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 15 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-005)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 15 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. TN-002)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 16 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. TN-003)
Governor Bill Lee (Office of the Governor, COVID-19 Bulletin #1), COVID-19 Bulletin #1 (Mar. 17, 2020): Governor's Mar. 16, 2020 call for all school districts to close by Mar. 20, 2020 (Ex. TN-063)
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020) (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of Deadlines (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. TN-044)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 22 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. TN-007)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Clarifying the Extension of Deadlines (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. TN-078)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 26 (Apr. 9, 2020); TN-042 (EO 52, June 29, 2020) (Ex. TN-010)
Governor Bill Lee (Office of the Governor, COVID-19 Bulletin #18), COVID-19 Bulletin #18 (Apr. 15, 2020): Governor's call for schools to remain closed through the end of the 2019-20 school year (Ex. TN-064)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of Deadlines (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. TN-045)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 30 (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. TN-013)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 4 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or Masks (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-005)
Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Director and Health Officer, Knox County Health Department Order adopting Executive Orders 30 and 31 and the Knox County phased reopening (May 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-032)
Mayor Jim Strickland, Civil Emergency Proclamation and Executive Order No. 13-2020 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-053)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 5 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase One Reopening (May 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-006)
Mayor John Cooper, Executive Order No. 7 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-020)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 36 (May 12, 2020) (Ex. TN-017)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 38 (May 22, 2020) (Ex. TN-018)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 6 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Two Reopening (May 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-007)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of May 26, 2020 (judicial-district reopening plans; continued suspension of jury trials) (Ex. TN-084)
Council of the City of Memphis, Substitute Ordinance: Face Covering/Mask Ordinance (new chapter under Title 9 of the Code of Ordinances) (June 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-055)
Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, DNP, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer), Shelby County Health Directive No. 7 (June 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-061)

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