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Executive Order #95

Relating to Declaring a State of Emergency and Public Health Emergency

Governor Tony Evers · Wisconsin (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Wisconsin
Level
State
Authority
Wis. Stat. 321.39, 323.10, 323.12, 323.13; 323.02(6) and (16)
Issued
2020-11-20 Nov. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-11-20
End
2021-01-19 (60 days); superseded by Executive Order #104; recited as unlawful in SJR 3 (read as 2021-01-19)
In force
Nov. 20, 2020 to Jan. 19, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • Department of Health Services
  • all state agencies
  • Adjutant General
Functions reached
  • predicate
Collection
Wisconsin WI

Operative words

1. Determine that a disaster threatening and negatively impacting the life and health of Wisconsinites exists pursuant to Sections 323.10 and 323.02(6). 2. Proclaim that a public health emergency, as defined in Section 323.02(16) of the Wisconsin Statutes, exists for the State of Wisconsin.... 6. Pursuant to Section 323.10 of the Wisconsin Statutes, this State of Emergency and Public Health Emergency shall remain in effect for 60 days, or until it is revoked by the Governor or by joint resolution of the Wisconsin State Legislature.

Enforcement

Predicate for DHS Emergency Order #1 (Nov. 20, 2020)

Notes

Recital: 'Wisconsin's hospitals are operating at or very near full capacity.'

Retrieval note

Governor's office copy at content.govdelivery.com/attachments/WIGOV/2020/11/20/file_attachments/1607583/EO095-DeclaringPublicHealthEmergencyNov2020.pdf.