Skip to content
The COVID Project

The Record

The Orders Library

13,511 instruments indexed by The COVID Project: the orders of the fifty States and the District, forty metros, the federal layer and the agencies; the standing duties; the organizers' notices; the legal authorities. Filter by kind, State, limitation type, quarter and more; open the exhibit; download what you find.

Results

The COVID Projectcovidproject.com/library
62 instruments · showing 1–25
Download
ExhibitInstrumentIssuerJurisdictionIssuedQuartersLimitationsGradeFile
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-INSURANCE-BANKING-055OCI Bulletin of March 6, 2020Coronavirus (COVID-19) Coverage RequestMark V. Afable, Commissioner of InsuranceWisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (State insurance regulator)Sector regulatorMar. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersPrimary 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. MET-MKE-045Metro Transit COVID-19 Updates (page as captured Mar. 22, 2020)Metro Transit: 15-passenger capacity limit, Saturday schedules seven days a week, rear-door exitCity of Madison Metro TransitCity of Madison, Wisconsin (Metro Transit)CityMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
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. WI-025Order, In re the Matter of Jury Trials During the COVID-19 PandemicOrder continuing all civil and criminal jury trialsWisconsin Supreme Court (administrative and superintending authority, Wis. Const. art. VII, § 3)WisconsinCourtMar. 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-056OCI Bulletin of March 23, 2020 (updated June 18, 2020)Coverage for Delivery Drivers for Restaurants during the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyMark V. Afable, Commissioner of InsuranceWisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of InsuranceSector regulatorMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-057OCI Bulletin of March 26, 2020Small Employer CoverageMark V. Afable, Commissioner of InsuranceWisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of InsuranceSector regulatorMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary 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-043Amended Order, In re the Matter of Remote Hearings During the COVID-19 PandemicAmended order suspending all in-person proceedings in all appellate and circuit courts until further orderWisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
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. 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. 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. 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-009Emergency Order #6Emergency Order #6 (amending Forward Dane Phase 2)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-058Moving Milwaukee Forward Phased Re-Opening Plan, full table (June 25, 2020) (Phase 4 version)Moving Milwaukee Forward Phased Re-Opening Plan (full table, June 25, 2020)Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJune 25, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-056Order #4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (June 26, 2020) (Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Phase 4)Order #4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of MilwaukeeCity of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Jeanette Kowalik, Commissioner)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJune 26, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-057Media release: The City of Milwaukee Moves Forward into Phase 4 of its COVID-19 Orders (June 26, 2020)Phase 4 effective July 1, 2020Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJune 26, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-22-GM-026Summerfest homepage: '2020 Ticket Refund Information'; '2021 Lineup' (capture July 1, 2020)Summerfest 2020 and 2021 (Milwaukee's eleven-day lakefront music festival)Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.Milwaukee, WIOrganizerJuly 1, 20202020 Q3Organizer noticeConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-010Emergency Order #7Emergency Order #7 (bars closed to indoor service; gatherings 10 indoors and 25 outdoors)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyJuly 1, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-011Emergency Order #8Emergency Order #8 (face coverings required; continued gathering and tavern limits)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyJuly 7, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read