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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. WI-043Amended Order, In re the Matter of Remote Hearings During the COVID-19 PandemicAmended order suspending all in-person proceedings in all appellate and circuit courts until further orderWisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary 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. 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-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
Ex. MET-MKE-066Common Council File No. 200426, Substitute 2: A substitute ordinance relating to a requirement for face coverings in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic (creating MCO §§ 62-1-11, 62-1-12 and 62-8) ('MKE Cares' mask ordinance)A substitute ordinance relating to a requirement for face coverings in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemicMayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee (Common Council File No. 200426, Substitute 2; sponsors Ald. Dimitrijevic, Zamarripa, Johnson, Kovac, Hamilton, Dodd, Perez and Lewis); certified by the City ClerkCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJuly 13, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-068MKE Cares mask ordinance FAQ (July 14, 2020)MKE Cares FAQMilwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-069Milwaukee Health Department K-12 Reopening Guidance (Aug. 11, 2020), with the School Safety Assessment ChecklistMHD K-12 Reopening Guidance (2020-21 school year)Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityAug. 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-026James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58 (Nos. 2020AP1419-OA, 2020AP1420-OA, 2020AP1446-OA) (decided June 11, 2021)Sara Lindsey James v. Janel Heinrich; Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools v. Heinrich; St. Ambrose Academy v. HeinrichSupreme Court of WisconsinWisconsin (Dane County orders)CourtJune 11, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-028Amended Order (issued May 22, 2020; amended Oct. 1, 2020), 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 HearingsAmended order allowing chief judges to withdraw approval of county operational plans during the fall 2020 surgeWisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtOct. 1, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-044Federal Mask Mandate for Public Transportation Extended (release of Aug. 23, 2021)Masks required on all MCTS buses regardless of vaccination status through at least January 18, 2022Milwaukee County Transit System (implementing the TSA Security Directive and CDC order)Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County Transit System)CountyAug. 23, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-047Federal Mask Policy: Masks Now Required on Buses (page as captured Feb. 5, 2021)Federal mask policy on Metro TransitCity of Madison Metro Transit (implementing the CDC order)City of Madison, Wisconsin (Metro Transit)CityFeb. 1, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. WI-0182021 Senate Joint Resolution 3 (Enrolled)Relating to: terminating the COVID-19 public health emergency, including all emergency orders and actions taken pursuant to declaration of…Wisconsin Legislature (Senate and Assembly)WisconsinStateFeb. 4, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-019Emergency Order #14Emergency Order #14 (restaurants to 50 percent; taverns 25 percent indoors)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyMar. 2, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-039Updated Gating Criteria and Phases chart (Mar. 17, 2021)Updated Gating Criteria (milwaukee.gov/MMFS, MHD 3/17/21)Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMar. 17, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-020Emergency Order #14 AmendmentEmergency Order #14 AmendmentJanel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyMar. 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-037Phase 6 (Substantial Transmission) COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Mar. 17, 2021)Phase 6 Substantial Transmission, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of MilwaukeeCity of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Kirsten Johnson, Commissioner)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMar. 17, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WI-021Fabick v. Evers, 2021 WI 28, No. 2020AP1718-OAOpinion declaring Executive Orders 82, 90 and 105 unlawfulWisconsin Supreme Court (Hagedorn, J.)WisconsinCourtMar. 31, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-021Emergency Order #15Emergency Order #15Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyApr. 2, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WI-022Tavern League of Wisconsin, Inc. v. Palm, 2021 WI 33, No. 2020AP1742Opinion affirming that Emergency Order 3 was an unpromulgated rule, not validly enacted and unenforceableWisconsin Supreme Court (Roggensack, C.J., lead opinion)WisconsinCourtApr. 14, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-022Emergency Order #16Emergency Order #16 (the last general order; 75 percent indoor capacity; face coverings)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyApr. 29, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-064Phase 6 (Substantial Transmission) COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee, revised May 19, 2021 (v3)Phase 6 Substantial Transmission, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (revised May 19, 2021)City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Kirsten Johnson, Commissioner)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMay 19, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WI-029Order, In re the Matter of Modification of Circuit Court and Municipal Accommodations That Were Required Because of the COVID-19 PandemicOrder superseding the Oct. 1, 2020 order; masking, distancing and sanitizing left to county-wide decisions with chief-judge approvalWisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtMay 21, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-040News release: Moving Milwaukee Forward Health Order to Expire June 1 (May 18, 2021)Moving Milwaukee Forward Health Order to Expire June 1Milwaukee Health Department (Commissioner Kirsten Johnson; Mayor Tom Barrett quoted)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMay 18, 20212021 Q2OtherPrimary source read