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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-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. 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-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. 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-005Emergency Order #34Interim Order to Turn the DialAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Business closureOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
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. 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-012Emergency Order #3, Limiting Public Gatherings, §§ 2, 6Public gatherings limited to 25 percent of total occupancy limits for indoor spaces open to the public and to 10 persons in other indoor…Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateOct. 6, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capOperating conditionPrimary 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. DUT-WI-0082021 Wisconsin Act 4, Civil liability exemption; exposure to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 (Wis. Stat. § 895.476)An Act... relating to: the unemployment insurance program and immunity from liability related to COVID-19 exposureWisconsin Legislature (January 2021 Special Session Senate Bill 1); Governor Tony Evers (signed)WisconsinStateFeb. 25, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-001Wis. Stat. § 252.02 (2019-20), Powers and duties of departmentPowers and duties of department: surveillance and inspection (1); closing schools and forbidding public gatherings (3); rules and orders for…Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; administered by the Department of Health Services)WisconsinState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-002Wis. Stat. § 252.03 (2019-20), Duties of local health officersDuties of local health officers: investigate and 'promptly take all measures necessary to prevent, suppress and control communicable…Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; executed by county and municipal local health officers)WisconsinState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read