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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. 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. 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-071city.milwaukee.gov/MMFS index page (May 30, 2020 capture) listing 'Moving Milwaukee Forward - Order #1 COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee' (May 14, 2020: 'City of Milwaukee Releases New Order') and 'Moving Milwaukee Forward - Order #2' (May 21-22, 2020) and a May 29, 2020 updateMoving Milwaukee Forward Safely pageCity of Milwaukee (Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely web page, as captured May 30, 2020)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMay 30, 20202020 Q2OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
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. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-009WisDOT news release: Extension for renewing expired driver licenses ends July 25Extension for renewing expired driver licenses ends July 25Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor VehiclesWisconsin (State agency: Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)StateJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesPrimary 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. WI-031Order, In re the Matter of CDC Eviction Moratorium Compliance For Eviction FilingsOrder denying Legal Action of Wisconsin's request for an emergency order on CDC eviction-moratorium compliance in eviction filingsWisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtOct. 21, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-010WisDOT news release of November 10, 2020: renewal deadline extended to January 21, 2021Wisconsin DMV extends renewal deadline to January 21, 2021 (release of November 10, 2020)Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor VehiclesWisconsin (Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)StateNov. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-031Statement from Acting Commissioner Marlaina Jackson (Nov. 11, 2020)Statement supporting Executive Order #94 and confirming Order 4.2 remains in effectMarlaina Jackson, Acting Commissioner of Health, Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityNov. 11, 20202020 Q4OtherPrimary 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. 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. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-011WisDOT news release: Milwaukee Downtown DMV reopens April 5 for driver license and ID related services (Apr. 1, 2021)Milwaukee Downtown DMV reopens April 5 for driver license and ID related servicesWisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor VehiclesWisconsin (Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles; Milwaukee County)StateApr. 1, 20212021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary 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. 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
Ex. MET-MKE-048News release: All Public Health Orders Lifted in Dane County (June 2, 2021)All Public Health Orders Lifted in Dane CountyCity of Madison (release quoting Public Health Officer Janel Heinrich and County Executive Joe Parisi)Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyJune 2, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-023James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58, Nos. 2020AP1419-OA, 2020AP1420-OA, 2020AP1446-OAOpinion holding local health officers lack statutory power to close schools; Dane County Emergency Order 9 vacated in partWisconsin Supreme Court (Rebecca Grassl Bradley, J.)WisconsinCourtJune 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-045Order, In re the Matter of the Filing of Court Documents in Circuit and Appellate Courts (Temporary Mailbox Rule)Order terminating the temporary mailbox rule of April 13, 2020Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtJune 18, 20212021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read