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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. WI-042	OCI Bulletin, March 15, 2020Regulatory Flexibility Regarding COVID-19	Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance	WisconsinSector regulator	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-052	Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021)Milwaukee County Administrative Orders on COVID-19 (index page as captured Nov. 23, 2021)	Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services)	Milwaukee County, WisconsinCounty	Mar. 16, 2020		Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-034	Emergency Order #1 (March 13, 2020)Statewide closure of public and private K-12 schools	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services	WisconsinState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-036	Emergency Order #6 (March 18, 2020)Child care settings limited to 10 staff and 50 children at a time	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services	WisconsinState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-13-080	OCI Bulletin of March 20, 2020, Complying with Regulatory Requirements during the Public Health EmergencyComplying with Regulatory Requirements during the Public Health Emergency (policyholder flexibility; deemed-approval filings disapproved…	Commissioner of Insurance Mark V. Afable (Office of the Commissioner of Insurance)	WisconsinSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. WI-041	OCI Bulletin, March 20, 2020Complying with Regulatory Requirements during the Public Health Emergency	Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (Commissioner Mark Afable)	WisconsinSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-056	OCI Bulletin of March 23, 2020 (updated June 18, 2020)Coverage for Delivery Drivers for Restaurants during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency	Mark V. Afable, Commissioner of Insurance	Wisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-050	News release: City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus: Updated March 24 (2020)City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus, Updated March 24	City of Madison (Mayor's Office)	City of Madison, WisconsinCity	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-003	Safer at Home Order of Public Health Madison & Dane County (adopting and incorporating DHS Emergency Order #12)Safer at Home Order	Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County)	Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCounty	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-030	Order of the City of Milwaukee Commissioner of Health Imposing a City-Wide 'Stay-At-Home' Requirement to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 (signed March 23, 2020)City-wide Stay-At-Home Order	Jeanette Kowalik, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Commissioner of Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department	City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCity	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-057	OCI Bulletin of March 26, 2020Small Employer Coverage	Mark V. Afable, Commissioner of Insurance	Wisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	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. WI-033	Emergency Order #15Temporary Ban on Evictions and Foreclosures	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services	WisconsinState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. WI-037	Emergency Order #16 (March 27, 2020)Health care providers licensed in other states permitted to practice in Wisconsin during the emergency	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services	WisconsinState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-008	WisDOT news release: Overweight permits for truckers hauling groceries extended (Mar. 26, 2020)Overweight permits for truckers hauling groceries extended	Wisconsin Department of Transportation (implementing the Governor's declaration)	Wisconsin (Department of Transportation; Governor's declaration)State	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. WI-038	Emergency Orders #20 and #21 (April 6, 2020)Health professional licensing flexibilities; temporary licenses not to expire during the emergency	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services (with DSPS)	WisconsinState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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. WI-004	Emergency Order #31Badger Bounce Back	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services	WisconsinState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-058	OCI Bulletin of April 21, 2020Special COVID-19 Session Law 2019 Wisconsin Act 185	Mark V. Afable, Commissioner of Insurance	Wisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of InsuranceSector regulator	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. WI-005	Emergency Order #34Interim Order to Turn the Dial	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services	WisconsinState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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. DUT-WI-014	Emergency 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 Evers	WisconsinState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	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 Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, OCI Bulletin, March 15, 2020 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. WI-042)
Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services), Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-052)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #1 (March 13, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. WI-034)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #6 (March 18, 2020) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. WI-036)
Commissioner of Insurance Mark V. Afable (Office of the Commissioner of Insurance), OCI Bulletin of March 20, 2020, Complying with Regulatory Requirements during the Public Health Emergency (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-080)
Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (Commissioner Mark Afable), OCI Bulletin, March 20, 2020 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. WI-041)
Mark V. Afable, Commissioner of Insurance, OCI Bulletin of March 23, 2020 (updated June 18, 2020) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-056)
City of Madison (Mayor's Office), News release: City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus: Updated March 24 (2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-050)
Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County), Safer at Home Order of Public Health Madison & Dane County (adopting and incorporating DHS Emergency Order #12) (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-003)
Jeanette Kowalik, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Commissioner of Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department, Order of the City of Milwaukee Commissioner of Health Imposing a City-Wide 'Stay-At-Home' Requirement to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 (signed March 23, 2020) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-030)
Mark V. Afable, Commissioner of Insurance, OCI Bulletin of March 26, 2020 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-057)
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)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #15 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. WI-033)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #16 (March 27, 2020) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. WI-037)
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (implementing the Governor's declaration), WisDOT news release: Overweight permits for truckers hauling groceries extended (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-008)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services (with DSPS), Emergency Orders #20 and #21 (April 6, 2020) (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. WI-038)
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)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #31 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. WI-004)
Mark V. Afable, Commissioner of Insurance, OCI Bulletin of April 21, 2020 (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-058)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #34 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. WI-005)
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)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, at the direction of Governor Evers, Emergency Order #36, Interim Order to Turn the Dial (in-person retail and drive-in theaters) (May 11, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WI-014)

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