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Every law Pennsylvania has passed

55,382 acts of the General Assembly, from William Penn’s first assembly in 1682 to 2026. Until 1874 much of the Assembly’s work was “special” legislation for a single person, company or town: a divorce, a road, a tavern license. That year’s constitution barred local and special laws on most subjects, and the yearly count fell; lately it is about 150.

Not yet complete · The state has not yet digitized its session laws act by act for most years between 1851 and 1949. We filled what we could from scans of the printed volumes: every year from 1851 to 1875 and most sessions from 1877 to 1907. A computer read those titles, so they can contain misspellings, and a few acts in each year were missed. Most years from 1909 to 1949 are still thin (marked below). Every other year is complete, from 1682 through 1850 and from 1950 to today.

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1,705 laws of the 1810s

Constitution of 1790

  1. An act authorizing the secretary of the land-office to issue patents in certain cases to claimants of certain lands in the counties of Luzerne and Bradford and for other purposes therein mentioned

    Act 107 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  2. An act for the relief of John Lehman, Matthew Wilson and George Buyers, old soldiers.

    Act 108 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  3. An act to organize for judicial purposes the counties of Bradford, Tioga and Susquehanna and for other purposes

    Act 109 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  4. An act for the relief of Levi Griffith, David Edgar and George Funk, old soldiers.

    Act 110 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  5. A Further supplement to an act, entitled "An act to enable the governor of this commonwealth to incorporate a company, for making an artificial road from the intersection of Front Street and the Germantown road, in the Northern Liberties, of the city of

    Act 111 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  6. An act for the relief of Henry McEuen, a wounded soldier, and of Mary Gordon, widow of Thomas Gordon, a soldier deceased

    Act 112 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  7. An act for the relief of John Schriber, and Sebilla Schriber.

    Act 113 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  8. An act for the relief of Stoffel Weigell, a wounded soldier.

    Act 114 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  9. An act to enable Simon Meredith and David Hillis to sell and convey a certain tract of land.

    Act 115 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  10. An act for the relief of George Wiseman, Samuel Smiley, Henry Shade and William Johnson, old soldiers.

    Act 116 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  11. An act providing for the final settlement and full discharge of the claim of Edmund Milne.

    Act 117 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  12. An act to enable Edward Dela Montanye to convey a certain piece of land to the purchasers.

    Act 118 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  13. An act to authorize the governor to appoint commissioners to lay out a state road from the town of Washington in the county of Washington through Williamsport and Somerset to intersect the turnpike road from Harrisburgh to Pittsburgh

    Act 119 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  14. An act to improve the breed of sheep in the counties of Luzerne, Northumberland, and Delaware.

    Act 120 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  15. An act granting to Charles Martin a tract of donation land.

    Act 121 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  16. An act for the immediate relief of Emanuel Bollinger and Valentine Weirick.

    Act 122 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  17. An act granting an annuity to Edward Quigley, a wounded soldier of the revolutionary war.

    Act 123 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  18. An act granting (in trust) to Susanna Stokely, widow of captain Nehemiah Stokely, deceased, such quantity of donation land as officers of his rank were entitled to

    Act 124 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  19. An act to purchase and make free the bridge over the river Conestogoe, built by Abraham Witmer, in the county of Lancaster

    Act 125 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  20. An act granting a tract of donation land to Elizabeth Williams, formerly wife of Richard Fleming, deceased.

    Act 126 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  21. An act granting relief to John Brown, a wounded soldier.

    Act 127 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  22. An act for the relief of Peter McBride, an old wounded soldier.

    Act 128 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  23. A Further supplement to the act, entitled "An act for securing the city of Philadelphia, and the neighborhood threreof, from damage by gun-powder," and also to "An act to provide for the inspection of gun-powder."

    Act 129 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  24. An act for the relief of John Keasy, an old soldier.

    Act 130 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  25. An act to authorize Nathaniel B. Boileau, Thomas B. Montanye and Gove Mitchell to sell and convey a school house and lot of land in Moorland township, Montgomery county

    Act 131 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  26. An act for facilitating the due administration of justice.

    Act 132 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  27. An act for the relief of William Brown and Jacob Sheifley, old soldiers.

    Act 133 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  28. An act to extend the powers of the Gettysburgh and Black's tavern turnpike company.

    Act 134 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  29. An act enabling a committee appointed by the court of common pleas of York county to sell and convey a part of the real estate of Henry Beechler, a lunatic

    Act 135 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  30. An act to authorize Henry Conrad to erect a toll bridge over the Allegheny river.

    Act 136 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  31. An act to erect several new election districts within this commonwealth and changing the places of holding the general elections of several existing election districts

    Act 137 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  32. An act in aid of the Centre turnpike road.

    Act 138 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  33. An act for the relief of sundry inhabitants of the county of Adams adjoining the manor of Mask.

    Act 139 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  34. An act to dissolve the marriage of James Huston and Rachael his wife.

    Act 140 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  35. An act to alter a certain line between the counties of Mifflin and Huntingdon on the River Juniata.

    Act 141 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  36. An act to revive and continue the act, entitled "An act authorizing the governor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road, from the river Schuylkill, at Reading, in the county of Berks, to or near Hummelstown, in the county of Dauphin."

    Act 142 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  37. An act for the relief of Jacob Kuhn and Samuel Pullin, old soldiers.

    Act 143 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  38. A Supplement to an act, entitled "An act authorizing the governor to purchase from Farrand, Hopkins, Zantzinger, and company, five hundred copies of Purdon's abridgment of the laws of Pennsylvania, and to provide for the distribution thereof."

    Act 144 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  39. An act to dissolving the marriage contract between Jacob Zinn, junior, and Eve his wife.

    Act 145 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  40. An act enabling Henry Manifold and Andrew Clarkson of York county to make and execute a deed of conveyance for a certain tract of land

    Act 146 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  41. An act enabling the governor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road from the Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike road at or near Kennedy's tavern in the county of Lancaster, through Lititz to the town of Manheim in said county

    Act 147 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  42. An act constituting a tribunal to relieve the distresses of the disabled or infirm and poor revolutionary officers and soldiers who served in the Pennsylvania line

    Act 148 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  43. An act appropriating a sum of money for completing the new prison in the city and county of Philadelphia and for other purposes

    Act 149 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  44. An act for the relief of Alexander Brown, Samuel Watt and Patrick Martin, old soldiers.

    Act 150 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  45. An act to continue in force an act, entitled "An act for establishing a health-office, and to secure the city and port of Philadelphia, from the introduction of pestilential and contagious diseases," and supplementary thereto.

    Act 151 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  46. An act to vacate part of a street of the width of forty feet in the district of Southwark as a public highway

    Act 152 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  47. An act providing for the payment of such portion of a direct tax as may be laid by the general government on this commonwealth

    Act 153 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  48. A Supplement to "An act enabling a committee appointed by the supreme court to sell and dispose of the real estate of Jacob Palmer, a lunatic."

    Act 154 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  49. A further supplement to an act, entitled "An act to enable the governor to incorporate a company to make an artificial road from the east end of Perkiomen bridge, in the county of Montgomery, passing through Pottsgrove, and by the White-horse tavern, in

    Act 155 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  50. An act to authorize any incorporated bank within the city of Philadelphia to make loans to the government of the United States

    Act 156 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  51. An act to vest the title of this commonwealth to a certain escheated estate in Robert Gregg.

    Act 157 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  52. An act to vest in Elizabeth Frantz the estate of Henry Money, late of Westmoreland county, deceased, escheated to this commonwealth

    Act 158 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  53. A Supplement to the act, entitled "An act to amend and consolidate with its supplement the act, entitled 'An act for the recovery of debts and demands not exceeding one hundred dollars, before a justice of the peace; and for the election of constables

    Act 159 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  54. An act to enable the governor to incorporate a company for making an artificial road by the best and nearest route from the town plot of New-Baltimore in the county of Bradford to the New Milford turnpike at or near the first mile stone of said turnpike

    Act 160 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  55. An act Supplementary to an act, entitled "An act to authorize and direct the governor to incorporate a company for erecting a permanent bridge over the river Schuylkill, at or near where the floating bridge of Abraham Sheridan, is at present situate,

    Act 161 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  56. An act to repeal and supply an act, entitled "An act to provide for the education of the poor, gratis;" passed the fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and nine, so far as the same operates on the city of county of Philadelphia.

    Act 162 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  57. An act to incorporate the president and directors of the streets, lanes and alleys in the town of Lewisburg in the county of Northumberland

    Act 163 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  58. An act to authorize the governor of this commonwealth to incorporate a company for erecting a bridge over the river Tioga at the village of Athens or Tioga Point

    Act 164 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  59. An act ascertaining the overplus land in the triangular tract on Lake Erie and for other purposes.

    Act 165 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  60. An act authorizing Bethuel Vincent, guardian of the minor daughters of Peter Housel, deceased, to sell a house and lot of ground in Milton, in the county of Northumberland, the property of the said minors

    Act 166 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  61. An act authorizing the courts of quarter sessions of Butler and Mercer counties to direct a review of parts of certain state roads therein mentioned

    Act 167 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  62. An act for the relief of Susanna Burras.

    Act 168 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  63. An act dissolving the marriage of Elsa Middough, and Levi Middough.

    Act 169 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  64. An act authorizing the sale of the real estate of John Hannah, deceased.

    Act 170 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  65. An act to authorize the governor to appoint commissioners to lay out a state road, beginning at the Burnt Cabins in Bedford county, thence to Waterford in Mifflin county, thence either to the mouth of Fishing creek or to Clark's ferry in Cumberland county

    Act 171 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  66. An act to annul the marriage of Samuel Rose, junior, and Sarah his wife.

    Act 172 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  67. An act to authorize the sale of the real estate of William O'Hara, a minor.

    Act 173 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  68. An act to enable the governor to incorporate a company to make an artificial road from Gettysburg to the western end of Miller's town in Adams county

    Act 174 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  69. An act authorizing Robert Allison to convey a tract of land therein mentioned.

    Act 175 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  70. An act enabling Elizabeth Wilson and George Spangler, a committee appointed by the court of common pleas of York county, to convey part of a certain tract of land to James Patterson

    Act 176 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  71. An act to make perpetual the act, entitled "An act concerning contempts of court."

    Act 177 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  72. An act to dissolve the marriage contract between William McGlaughlin, and Isabella his wife.

    Act 178 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  73. An act to authorize the governor to appoint commissioners for the purpose of laying out a state road

    Act 179 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  74. An act for the relief of William Tenant, an old soldier, wounded at the storming of Stony Point.

    Act 180 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  75. An act to validate and confirm the proceedings of certain justices of the peace of the county of Centre and of Frederick Haymaker, a justice of the peace of the county of Crawford

    Act 181 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  76. An act for the relief of Catharine Fisher, widow of the late Garrat Graff, deceased, an officer in the revolution.

    Act 182 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  77. An act to incorporate the Monongahela manufacturing society.

    Act 183 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  78. A Further supplement to the act, entitled "An act to provide a more effectual method of settling the public accounts of the commissioners and treasurers of the respective counties."

    Act 184 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  79. A Supplement to the act, entitled "An act granting certain privileges to, and enlarging the regiment of artillery, attached to the first brigade first division Pennsylvania militia, and for the better organization of the cavalry of the city and county of

    Act 185 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  80. An act making appropriations to defray certain expenses of government and for other purposes.

    Act 186 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  81. An act to continue an act, entitled "An act to provide for the inspection of ground black-oak bark, intended for exportation."

    Act 187 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  82. An act to vest in Jocob Young, son of Christian and Lehna Young of the township of Passyunk and county of Philadelphia, the estate of John Hannis, deceased, who was also a son of the said Lehna

    Act 188 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  83. A Supplement to an act, entitled "An act establishing an academy in the borough of Gettysburgh, in the county of Adams, and granting a sum of money thereto."

    Act 189 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  84. A Supplement to the act, entitled "An act to empower William Pennell, guardian of Matthew Richard Sayres, and Edward Smith Sayres, to sell and convey real estate belonging to the said minors."

    Act 190 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  85. An act to facilitate the improving the great road, leading from Green's mill in Dauphin county over Peter's mountain to Sunbury in Northumberland county

    Act 191 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  86. A further Supplement to the act, entitled "An act for the consolidation and amendment of the laws as far as they respect the poor of the city of Philadelphia, the district of Southwark, and the township of the Northern Liberties."

    Act 192 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  87. An act to erect Norristown in Montgomery county, into a borough

    Act 193 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  88. An act concerning joint tenancy.

    Act 194 of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  89. Resolutions

    Resolution of 1812 · 1812 · Original text

  90. Act for the relief of the militia and volunteers of this state, now in the service of the United States

    Act 1 of 1813 · 1813 · Original text

  91. Act for altering part of the state road, in Bedford county

    Act 2 of 1813 · 1813 · Original text

  92. Act to incorporate Loller academy, in the village of Hatborough, in the county of Montgomery - amend - time for electing trustees

    Act 3 of 1813 · 1813 · Original text

  93. Act to authorize the select and common councils of the city of Philadelphia, to erect a market house in the said city, for the sale of fish, exclusively

    Act 4 of 1813 · 1813 · Original text

  94. Act for the relief of insolvent debtors, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, and their creditors - repeal

    Act 5 of 1813 · 1813 · Original text

  95. Act to extend the powers of the Gettysburg and Petersburg turnpike company, and to enable the governor to incorporate a company to make an artificial road from a point near Gallagher's saw mill, to the borough of Chambersburg - amend - governor to appoint

    Act 6 of 1813 · 1813 · Original text

  96. Act to revive and continue certain acts therein mentioned relative to the patenting of land

    Act 7 of 1813 · 1813 · Original text

  97. Act for the relief of the heirs of Matthew Shaw, deceased

    Act 8 of 1813 · 1813 · Original text

  98. Act authorizing Michael Fox and Samuel Fox, administrators with the will annexed, of John Fox, late of the city of Philadelphia, brickmaker, deceased, to grant and convey the real estate of the said John Fox, directed by his will to be sold

    Act 9 of 1813 · 1813 · Original text

  99. Act confirming the title of Olof Stromberg, an alien, to a certain messuage and lot of land in the borough of West Chester, in Chester county

    Act 10 of 1813 · 1813 · Original text

  100. Act to incorporate the subscribers to the New Hope Delaware Bridge Company

    Act 11 of 1813 · 1813 · Original text

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1682–1801: the Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania. 1802–1974: the Pamphlet Laws (Laws of the General Assembly). Both from the scans published by the Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau, which link to each original page. 1975 onward: the General Assembly’s own record of legislation enacted, which adds approval dates and bill numbers. Years the Bureau hasn’t indexed act by act come from the annual Laws of the General Assembly as scanned by the Internet Archive and Google Books: we split each volume into acts by their approval lines, and each one links to its scanned page. Before 1975 each year’s appropriation acts were scanned as one bundle, so they aren’t listed one by one. Proposed constitutional amendments, vetoed bills and reorganization plans are left out. Subject lines are the Bureau’s and the General Assembly’s, not the laws’ full titles.