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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MA-012	St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8AAn Act to Provide for the Safety of the Commonwealth During the Existence of an Emergency Resulting from Disaster or from Hostile Action	General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	July 20, 1950	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MA-002	COVID-19 Order No. 1Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, s. 20	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MA-017	COVID-19 Order No. 33Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-019	COVID-19 Order No. 37Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-057	Emergency Order Extending Business ClosureCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Extending Business Closure	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-036	Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards for Businesses and Other Entities Providing Youth and Adult Amateur Sports Activities - Phase III, Step 1 (July 6, 2020; amended Aug. 13, Oct. 2 and Oct. 4, 2020 and Feb. 8, 2021)Mandatory sector rules for youth and adult amateur sports: risk categories and levels of play, no indoor tournaments, 25-player caps…	Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Kathleen A. Theoharides)	Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Secretary), sector-specific rules for youth and adult amateur sports under the Governor's reopening orders; State levelState	July 6, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-030	Minimum Requirements for the Initial Phase 3 Opening of Gaming Establishments (order approved June 23, 2020)Reopening conditions: slot positions six feet apart or plexiglass; three players per blackjack table; no craps, roulette or poker; occupancy…	Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator	June 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-023	COVID-19 Order No. 43Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase III Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-085	ABCC Advisory Regarding Food Service and Gatherings for Licensees Selling Alcohol for On-Premises ConsumptionAdvisory Regarding Food Service and Gatherings for Licensees Selling Alcohol for On-Premises Consumption (issued August 10, 2020)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Aug. 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-026	COVID-19 Order No. 46Third Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-008	Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020The Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020	Licensing Board for the City of Boston (Kathleen M. Joyce, Chairman; Lesley Delaney Hawkins, Executive Secretary and General Counsel)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-026	COVID-19 Order No. 48 (Aug. 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-028; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Amending the Administration of Penalties Issued Pursuant to Certain COVID-19 Orders	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Aug. 18, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-026	Temporary Emergency Order Concerning Gatherings in the City of CambridgeTemporary Emergency Order Concerning Gatherings in the City of Cambridge (October 2, 2020)	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-032	COVID-19 Order No. 52Phase III, Step 2 Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Sept. 29, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-067	Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Gathering LimitationsCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Gathering Limitations	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-033	Minimum Requirements for the Reintroduction of Roulette at the Category 1 Gaming Establishments (order of October 8, 2020)Roulette permitted again at Encore and MGM Springfield under conditions: three players per table, seated only, no standing or congregating…	Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator	Oct. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-034	COVID-19 Order No. 54Revised Order Further Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-020	Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.)	MassachusettsCourt	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-087	ABCC Advisory Regarding the Rollback of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Phase 3, Step 1, of the Reopening PlanAdvisory Regarding the Rollback to Phase 3, Step 1 (effective December 13, 2020)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Dec. 11, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-038	COVID-19 Order No. 57Further Revised Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 54)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-010	Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston (the Boston 'modified Phase 2 Step 2' rollback)Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-011	City of Boston announcement: Boston to temporarily return to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts planMayor Walsh announces Boston to temporarily return to modified Phase Two, Step Two of reopening plan (boston.gov, December 14, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-058	Emergency Order Establishing Supplemental Restrictions in the City of Somerville (modified Phase II Step 2 rollback, with appendix)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Establishing Supplemental Restrictions in the City of Somerville	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MA-040	COVID-19 Order No. 59Order Temporarily Applying Further Capacity Restrictions to Statewide COVID-19 Safety Rules (Revising Restrictions Otherwise Applicable…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-029	Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of CambridgeTemporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge…	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.) and City Manager (Louis A. DePasquale)	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read

General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law), St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-012)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 1 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-002)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-017)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 37 (June 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-019)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Extending Business Closure (July 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-057)
Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Kathleen A. Theoharides), Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards for Businesses and Other Entities Providing Youth and Adult Amateur Sports Activities - Phase III, Step 1 (July 6, 2020; amended Aug. 13, Oct. 2 and Oct. 4, 2020 and Feb. 8, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-036)
Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Minimum Requirements for the Initial Phase 3 Opening of Gaming Establishments (order approved June 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-030)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 43 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-023)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding Food Service and Gatherings for Licensees Selling Alcohol for On-Premises Consumption (Aug. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-085)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 46 (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. MA-026)
Licensing Board for the City of Boston (Kathleen M. Joyce, Chairman; Lesley Delaney Hawkins, Executive Secretary and General Counsel), Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020 (Aug. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-008)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 48 (Aug. 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-028; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-026)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Temporary Emergency Order Concerning Gatherings in the City of Cambridge (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-026)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 52 (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. MA-032)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Gathering Limitations (Oct. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-067)
Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Minimum Requirements for the Reintroduction of Roulette at the Category 1 Gaming Establishments (order of October 8, 2020) (Oct. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-033)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 54 (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-034)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.), Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-020)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding the Rollback of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Phase 3, Step 1, of the Reopening Plan (Dec. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-087)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 57 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. MA-038)
Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston (the Boston 'modified Phase 2 Step 2' rollback) (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-010)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020), City of Boston announcement: Boston to temporarily return to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts plan (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-011)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health, Emergency Order Establishing Supplemental Restrictions in the City of Somerville (modified Phase II Step 2 rollback, with appendix) (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-058)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 59 (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. MA-040)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.) and City Manager (Louis A. DePasquale), Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-029)

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