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Ex. WI-039Wis. Stat. ch. 252, Communicable Diseases (252.02 powers and duties of department; 252.03 duties of local health officers; 252.06 isolation and quarantine; 252.25 violation of law relating to health)Codified statutory authority for DHS orders, local health-officer orders and quarantineWisconsin Legislature (codified statute)WisconsinStateMar. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-040Wis. Stat. ch. 323, Emergency Management (323.10 declaration by governor; 323.12 powers and duties of the governor; 323.28 penalties)Codified authority for the Governor's emergency declarations and the DHS face-covering orders (323.12(4)(b)); 60-day limit; legislative…Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute)WisconsinStateMar. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-015WI DOC COVID-19 Announcements page (as archived Apr. 4, 2020)Visits at all DOC institutions suspended Mar. 13, 2020; transfers from State-contracted county jail beds suspended Mar. 19, 2020; all…Wisconsin Department of Corrections (Secretary Kevin A. Carr)Wisconsin Department of Corrections (Division of Adult Institutions); State levelStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capHealth care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-042OCI Bulletin, March 15, 2020Regulatory Flexibility Regarding COVID-19Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of InsuranceWisconsinSector regulatorMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Gathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-13-080OCI Bulletin of March 20, 2020, Complying with Regulatory Requirements during the Public Health EmergencyComplying with Regulatory Requirements during the Public Health Emergency (policyholder flexibility; deemed-approval filings disapproved…Commissioner of Insurance Mark V. Afable (Office of the Commissioner of Insurance)WisconsinSector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-041OCI Bulletin, March 20, 2020Complying with Regulatory Requirements during the Public Health EmergencyWisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (Commissioner Mark Afable)WisconsinSector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-056OCI Bulletin of March 23, 2020 (updated June 18, 2020)Coverage for Delivery Drivers for Restaurants during the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyMark V. Afable, Commissioner of InsuranceWisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of InsuranceSector regulatorMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-050News release: City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus: Updated March 24 (2020)City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus, Updated March 24City of Madison (Mayor's Office)City of Madison, WisconsinCityMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-057OCI Bulletin of March 26, 2020Small Employer CoverageMark V. Afable, Commissioner of InsuranceWisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of InsuranceSector regulatorMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-016DHS web guidance, 'COVID-19: Businesses and Employers' (page as captured March 26, 2020)Guidance for Employers: what employers can do now to prepare for COVID-19 impacts to the workplace (sick leave, staying home when sick, hand…Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public HealthWisconsinStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-033Emergency Order #15Temporary Ban on Evictions and ForeclosuresAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-008WisDOT news release: Overweight permits for truckers hauling groceries extended (Mar. 26, 2020)Overweight permits for truckers hauling groceries extendedWisconsin Department of Transportation (implementing the Governor's declaration)Wisconsin (Department of Transportation; Governor's declaration)StateMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Supply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-0692019 Wisconsin Act 185 (2019 Assembly Bill 1038)An Act relating to the state government response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 Response Act)Wisconsin Legislature; approved by Governor Tony Evers April 15, 2020Wisconsin (Legislature; binding employers, insurers, retailers and the unemployment system)StateApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-004Emergency Order #31Badger Bounce BackAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-058OCI Bulletin of April 21, 2020Special COVID-19 Session Law 2019 Wisconsin Act 185Mark V. Afable, Commissioner of InsuranceWisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of InsuranceSector regulatorApr. 21, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-015WEDC Reopen Guidelines: General Guidance for All Businesses, Best Practices to Reopen (version dated 5.7.2020)General Guidance for All Businesses: best practices to reopen (employee health, distancing, face coverings, cleaning and disinfection…Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), with the Department of Health Services (Badger Bounce Back)WisconsinStateMay 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-014Emergency Order #36, Interim Order to Turn the Dial (in-person retail and drive-in theaters)Interim Order to Turn the Dial: standalone and strip-mall retail may open to five customers at a time on distancing, cleaning and queuing…Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, at the direction of Governor EversWisconsinStateMay 11, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-007Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OA, ¶¶ 3-4Emergency Order 28 is a rule requiring emergency rulemaking and is unenforceable; § 252.25 requires rulemaking before criminal penalties…Wisconsin Supreme Court (Roggensack, C.J.)WisconsinCourtMay 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-017Interim Attorney General Opinion OAG-03-20 to Outagamie County Executive Thomas NelsonEffect of Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, on local health officers' powers under Wis. Stat. § 252.03 to issue orders responding…Joshua L. Kaul, Attorney General of Wisconsin (Wisconsin Department of Justice)WisconsinStateMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-027Order, In re the Matter of the Extension of Orders and Interim Rule Concerning Continuation of Jury Trials, Suspension of Statutory Deadlines for Non-Criminal Jury Trials, and Remote Hearings During the COVID-19 PandemicOrder extending the in-person suspension and jury-trial continuance for each circuit court until a chief-judge-approved operational plan…Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-043MCTS to Resume Fare Collection on June 1 (release of May 26, 2020)Resumption of fare collection; front-door boarding restored; masks recommendedMilwaukee County Transit SystemMilwaukee County, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County Transit System)CountyMay 26, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. WI-030Order, In re the Matter of Emergency Procedures Related to the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act's Temporary Moratorium on Eviction FilingsOrder denying Legal Action of Wisconsin's emergency request for a temporary pleading requirement in eviction actions; concurrence recording…Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtJune 5, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-011Emergency Order #8Emergency Order #8 (face coverings required; continued gathering and tavern limits)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyJuly 7, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-046Mask Up Madison: Face Coverings Required to Ride (page as captured Aug. 4, 2020; update posted July 13, 2020)Face coverings required on Metro; 20 passengers per busCity of Madison Metro Transit (implementing PHMDC Emergency Order #8)City of Madison, Wisconsin (Metro Transit)CityJuly 13, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-063MKE Cares Mask Ordinance poster (July 16, 2020)MKE Cares Mask Ordinance posterMilwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJuly 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read

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