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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-001Executive Order #72Relating to a Proclamation Declaring a Health Emergency in Response to the COVID-19 CoronavirusGovernor Tony EversWisconsinStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary 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-035Emergency Order #5 (March 17, 2020) (superseding Emergency Order #4 of March 16, 2020, gatherings of 50 or more)Prohibiting mass gatherings of 10 or more people; closing bars and restaurants except for takeout and deliveryAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-034Emergency Order #1 (March 13, 2020)Statewide closure of public and private K-12 schoolsAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-036Emergency Order #6 (March 18, 2020)Child care settings limited to 10 staff and 50 children at a timeAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-007WisDOT news release: DMV service centers closed Friday, March 20; reopening Monday, March 23 by appointment only; 60-day automatic extensionsDMV service centers closed Friday, March 20 (release of March 19, 2020)Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles ('Governor Evers has directed Wisconsin Department of Transportation')Wisconsin (Governor's direction; Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-14-067Emergency Order #12, Safer at Home OrderSafer at Home OrderAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Department of Health Services (at the Governor's direction)WisconsinStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-062Emergency Order #12Safer at Home OrderAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-18-034Emergency Order #12, Safer at Home OrderSafer at Home OrderAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Department of Health Services, at the direction of Governor Tony EversWisconsinStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. WI-002Emergency Order #12, Safer at Home Order, §§ 2, 13, 16, 17Safer at Home Order: operating conditions on Essential Businesses and Operations (technology to avoid meeting in person; Social Distancing…Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, at the direction of Governor EversWisconsinStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary 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. WI-037Emergency Order #16 (March 27, 2020)Health care providers licensed in other states permitted to practice in Wisconsin during the emergencyAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
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. WI-038Emergency Orders #20 and #21 (April 6, 2020)Health professional licensing flexibilities; temporary licenses not to expire during the emergencyAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services (with DSPS)WisconsinStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-102Closure of 40 State parks, forests and recreation areas (announced Apr. 9, 2020, effective Apr. 10, 2020) and reopening announcement of Apr. 28, 2020 (reopening May 1, 2020 with capacity limits and closed facilities)Wisconsin State parks closureWisconsin DNR, at the direction of Governor Tony EversWisconsin Department of Natural Resources (State agency)StateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitConfirmed from a secondary source
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-0322019 Wisconsin Act 185 § 98, Immunity for health care providers during COVID-19 emergency (Wis. Stat. § 895.4801)Immunity for health care professionals, providers and their employees, agents and contractors for services during the Executive Order #72…Wisconsin Legislature; Governor Tony Evers (signed)WisconsinStateApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary 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. SEC-16-063Emergency Order #28Safer at Home Order (extension)Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateApr. 16, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. WI-003Emergency Order #28, Safer at Home Order (extension), § 2.b (Safe Business Practices) and § 18 (Enforcement)Safe Business Practices: all businesses shall use technology to avoid meeting in person and cease door-to-door solicitation; Essential…Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateApr. 16, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-013Emergency Order #34, Interim Order to Turn the DialInterim Order to Turn the Dial: Minimum Basic Operations expanded to curb-side drop-off, outdoor recreational rentals and automatic car…Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, at the direction of Governor EversWisconsinStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. WI-005Emergency Order #34Interim Order to Turn the DialAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Business closureOtherConfirmed from a secondary source

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