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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. WI-039	Wis. 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 quarantine	Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute)	WisconsinState	Mar. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. WI-040	Wis. 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)	WisconsinState	Mar. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-015	WI 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 levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-016	DHS 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 Health	WisconsinState	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-069	2019 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, 2020	Wisconsin (Legislature; binding employers, insurers, retailers and the unemployment system)State	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-015	WEDC 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)	WisconsinState	May 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. WI-007	Wisconsin 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.)	WisconsinCourt	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-017	Interim 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)	WisconsinState	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-060	Order #4.1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (July 30, 2020)Order #4.1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health	City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCity	July 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-061	Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely full table (July 31, 2020) (Phase 4.1 version)Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely full table, July 31, 2020	Milwaukee Health Department	City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCity	July 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-013	Emergency Order #9 AmendmentEmergency Order #9 Amendment	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCounty	Sept. 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-026	James 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. Heinrich	Supreme Court of Wisconsin	Wisconsin (Dane County orders)Court	June 11, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-030	Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (WCRIS) v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 52, No. 2020AP1420-OAOpinion holding Dane County Emergency Order #9 (school closure) beyond the health officer's authority	Supreme Court of Wisconsin	Wisconsin (Dane County order)Court	June 11, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. WI-012	Emergency 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 Services	WisconsinState	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. WI-031	Order, 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 filings	Wisconsin Supreme Court	WisconsinCourt	Oct. 21, 2020	2020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-034	Order #4.2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Revised Oct. 26, 2020)Order #4.2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Milwaukee Health Department)	City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCity	Oct. 26, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-031	Statement from Acting Commissioner Marlaina Jackson (Nov. 11, 2020)Statement supporting Executive Order #94 and confirming Order 4.2 remains in effect	Marlaina Jackson, Acting Commissioner of Health, Milwaukee Health Department	City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCity	Nov. 11, 2020	2020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-014	Emergency Order #10Emergency Order #10 (indoor gatherings prohibited; outdoor gatherings 10)	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCounty	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-015	Emergency Order #10 AmendmentEmergency Order #10 Amendment	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCounty	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-035	Order #4.3, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Revised Nov. 30, 2020)Order #4.3, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee	City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Milwaukee Health Department)	City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCity	Nov. 30, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-016	Emergency Order #11Emergency Order #11	Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County	Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCounty	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. WI-024	Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63, Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382, ¶¶ 1-2Wis. Stat. § 252.03 authorizes local health officers to issue enforceable public health orders; Dane County Ordinance § 46.40 (civil…	Wisconsin Supreme Court	WisconsinCourt	July 8, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-001	Wis. 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)	WisconsinState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-002	Wis. 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)	WisconsinState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-004	Wis. Stat. § 252.25 (2019-20), Violation of law relating to healthPenalty for willful violation or obstruction of any state statute or rule, county, city or village ordinance or departmental order under ch.…	Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute)	WisconsinState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read

Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute), Wis. 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) (Mar. 1, 2020) (Ex. WI-039)
Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute), Wis. Stat. ch. 323, Emergency Management (323.10 declaration by governor; 323.12 powers and duties of the governor; 323.28 penalties) (Mar. 1, 2020) (Ex. WI-040)
Wisconsin Department of Corrections (Secretary Kevin A. Carr), WI DOC COVID-19 Announcements page (as archived Apr. 4, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-015)
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, DHS web guidance, 'COVID-19: Businesses and Employers' (page as captured March 26, 2020) (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WI-016)
Wisconsin Legislature; approved by Governor Tony Evers April 15, 2020, 2019 Wisconsin Act 185 (2019 Assembly Bill 1038) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-069)
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), with the Department of Health Services (Badger Bounce Back), WEDC Reopen Guidelines: General Guidance for All Businesses, Best Practices to Reopen (version dated 5.7.2020) (May 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WI-015)
Wisconsin Supreme Court (Roggensack, C.J.), Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OA, ¶¶ 3-4 (May 13, 2020) (Ex. WI-007)
Joshua L. Kaul, Attorney General of Wisconsin (Wisconsin Department of Justice), Interim Attorney General Opinion OAG-03-20 to Outagamie County Executive Thomas Nelson (May 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WI-017)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health, Order #4.1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (July 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-060)
Milwaukee Health Department, Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely full table (July 31, 2020) (Phase 4.1 version) (Ex. MET-MKE-061)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #9 Amendment (Sept. 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-013)
Supreme Court of Wisconsin, James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58 (Nos. 2020AP1419-OA, 2020AP1420-OA, 2020AP1446-OA) (decided June 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-026)
Supreme Court of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (WCRIS) v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 52, No. 2020AP1420-OA (June 11, 2021) (Ex. SEC-16-030)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #3, Limiting Public Gatherings, §§ 2, 6 (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. WI-012)
Wisconsin Supreme Court, Order, In re the Matter of CDC Eviction Moratorium Compliance For Eviction Filings (Oct. 21, 2020) (Ex. WI-031)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Milwaukee Health Department), Order #4.2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Revised Oct. 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-034)
Marlaina Jackson, Acting Commissioner of Health, Milwaukee Health Department, Statement from Acting Commissioner Marlaina Jackson (Nov. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-031)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #10 (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-014)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #10 Amendment (Nov. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-015)
City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Milwaukee Health Department), Order #4.3, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Revised Nov. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-035)
Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County, Emergency Order #11 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-016)
Wisconsin Supreme Court, Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63, Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382, ¶¶ 1-2 (July 8, 2022) (Ex. WI-024)
Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; administered by the Department of Health Services), Wis. Stat. § 252.02 (2019-20), Powers and duties of department (standing) (Ex. DUT-WI-001)
Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; executed by county and municipal local health officers), Wis. Stat. § 252.03 (2019-20), Duties of local health officers (standing) (Ex. DUT-WI-002)
Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute), Wis. Stat. § 252.25 (2019-20), Violation of law relating to health (standing) (Ex. DUT-WI-004)

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