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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.
1,819 laws of the 1930s
Constitution of 1874
Public School Employes' Retirement Law - amend - extending the time for a present employe to elect to be covered by the retirement system; back contributions
Act 123 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fiscal Code - amend - regulating refunds; deposits of State moneys; penalties for late filing of certain reports
Act 124 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fish Law of 1925 - amend - authorizing the Board of Fish Commissioners to close streams for a period after stocking the same
Act 125 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Empowering private corporations hereafter formed and municipalities to establish, operate, and maintain foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to ports of entry of the United States in accordance with the act of Congress of the United States
Act 126 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act fixing the time when statutory law hereafter enacted shall become effective - amend
Act 127 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Divorce Law - amend - jurisdiction of the courts in divorce actions
Act 128 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Public School Code - amend - authorizing the officers of school districts to join with or aid any individual or association in the maintenance, or the establishment and maintenance, of a public library
Act 130 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fish Law of 1925 - amend - exempting persons fishing in the waters of the Delaware River lying between New York and Pennsylvania, holding a fishing license issued by the State of New York, and persons fishing in the waters of the Pymatuning Lake, hold
Act 131 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to provide civil rights for all people, regardless of race or color - amend - amplifying and extending the provisions; increasing the penalties for violation
Act 132 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The General County Assessment Law - amend - assessment of seated lands divided by the boundary line between two townships
Act 133 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing the Department of Property and Supplies to sell and convey a portion of the lands acquired for a State Military Cemetery in Centre County
Act 134 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Prescribing the courts to which successive appeals by the same or different parties, but involving the same questions shall be taken
Act 135 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to limit the period within which petitions for the assessment of damages for the opening or widening of any street, road or highway, may be filed in the court of quarter sessions - amend - State highways; cases in which no limitation has been made
Act 136 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act establishing portions of certain highways lying partially within the corporate limits of cities, boroughs, or incorporated towns as State highways - amend - include as State highways portions of the highway outside municipalities
Act 137 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fiscal Code - amend - releasing parts of the real property of a corporation from the lien of State taxes upon payment of a proportionate share of such taxes
Act 138 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Empowering the Department of Property and Supplies to grant to the borough of Huntington a right of way or easement to lay a water line across lands of the Pennsylvania Industrial School
Act 139 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Banking Code - amend - powers and limitations upon the acts of corporations and persons authorized to engage in a banking or a fiduciary business and of affiliates of such corporations or persons, and of officers, directors, trustees, and employes of such
Act 140 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing the waiver of trial by jury in criminal cases and the trial of such cases by a judge without a jury
Act 141 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Establishing a certain section of public road as a State highway
Act 142 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act providing that highways abandoned as State highway routes shall revert for maintenance to the prior party responsible for the maintenance - amend - applicable to former State-aid highways; sections formerly turnpikes or toll roads shall be the respons
Act 143 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Establishing certain public roads and streets in the city of Harrisburg and county of Dauphin as a State highway
Act 144 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act authorizing the Department of Property and Supplies to construct and dedicate a monument to John Morton - amend - acquisition of the birthplace of John Morton in the borough of Prospect Park; reducing the amount of the State appropriation and amount
Act 145 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Designating the Department of Internal Affairs as the agency of the Commonwealth to approve or disapprove petitions to courts, and plans for the readjustment of debts of political subdivisions
Act 146 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Borough Code - amend - authorizing boroughs to acquire, maintain, and operate bus feeder lines in connection with inclined plane passenger and vehicular traffic transportation facilities
Act 147 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act relating to the commencement of actions in Chester County - repeal
Act 148 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Relating to counties of the first class; deceased service persons; contributions by the county to the funeral expenses for such persons and their widows
Act 149 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Vehicle Code - amend - payment of fine and costs imposed, before restoration of operating privilege; duties upon clerks of the courts
Act 150 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fiscal Code - amend - establishing the State Forests and Waters Fund
Act 151 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act authorizing the Secretary of Highways to join two or more State highway routes, by the construction of connecting roads - amend - section two
Act 152 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing courts to stay legal proceedings against banks, bank and trust companies, and trust companies where any such corporation has guaranteed to pay in cash the amount or value of trust placed with it for investment
Act 153 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act regulating certain political parties - amend - prohibiting candidates for certain offices from being candidates for more than one party nomination; requiring candidates' affidavits from candidates for additional offices
Act 154 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Cigarette Tax Act
Act 155 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act authorizing the appointment by the Governor of industrial police upon application of certain corporations, companies, associations, and individuals - repeal
Act 156 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fish Law of 1925 - amend - permitting eel chutes on the north branch of the Susquehanna River to the city of Pittston and Duryea Borough line
Act 157 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Uniform Firearms Act - amend - exempting hunters and fishers, and persons training dogs from the licensure provisions
Act 158 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act providing for the deferring of sentences pending the mental examination of defendants - amend - appeals
Act 159 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act relating to corporations and to estates held for corporate, religious, and charitable uses - amend - method of holding the title to and controlling real and personal property for the use of any church, congregation, or religious society; conferring ju
Act 160 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The General County Law - amend - authorizing counties of the third class to appropriate money to county poor districts for hospital purposes
Act 161 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing the taking of oaths and affidavits by certain employes of the Department of Military Affairs
Act 162 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Relating to the furnishing, sale, delivery, weighing, and importation of unmanufactured horse manure
Act 163 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act relating to and regulating the solicitation of moneys and property for charitable, religious, benevolent, humane, and patriotic purposes - amend - certificates of registration may not be issued to individuals; refund of fees where certificates of regi
Act 164 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The General County Law - amend - method of appointing minute clerks of the courts of common pleas, and courts of quarter sessions and oyer and terminer in counties of the second class
Act 165 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The General County Law - amend - appointment and the fixing of the salaries of a chief minute clerk and assistant minute clerks of the orphans' court in counties of the second class
Act 166 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Third Class City Code - amend - collection of city, county, school, and poor taxes in cities of the third class by the city treasurer as tax collector; requiring the city treasurer to give one bond as treasurer and collector of all of said taxes
Act 167 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Banking Code - amend - powers and limitations upon the acts of corporations or persons authorized to engage in a banking or fiduciary business and of affiliates of such corporations or persons
Act 168 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Banking Code - amend - powers and limitations upon the acts of corporations or persons authorized to engage in a banking or fiduciary business and of affiliates of such corporations or persons
Act 169 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act relating to banks, trust companies, savings banks and other banking institutions - amend - extending its effective period
Act 170 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Penal Code of 1860 - amend - extending to fixtures, hunting lodges, cabins, cottages, and barns
Act 171 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to authorize the Department of Highways and the county commissioners to occupy and relocate rights of way of public service companies - amend - changing provisions as to State highways
Act 172 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
State Employe's Retirement Law - amend - opening the system further for original members; defining officers and employes of the Pennsylvania State College as State employes; calculation of annuities; rights of retired persons who return to State service
Act 173 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Making it unlawful to tattoo a minor without the consent of the parents or guardian
Act 174 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act requiring and regulating the examination, licensure, and registration of persons, and corporations, engaging in the care, preparation, and disposition of the bodies of deceased persons - amend - prohibiting the issuance of licenses to the registration
Act 175 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Boroughs may issue bonds to refund bonds issued for the payment of water-works
Act 176 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Arbitration by Contract Law - amend - prescribing the time for making application to stay proceedings pending arbitration; authorizing appeals from orders granting or refusing such stays, or from orders directing or refusing to direct the parties to arbit
Act 177 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act relating to municipal indebtedness - amend - limiting existing indebtedness as covered by the section to bonded indebtedness
Act 178 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Banking Code - amend - powers and limitations of corporations or persons authorized to engage in a banking or fiduciary business and of affiliates of such corporations; removing the exemption in the case of private banks
Act 179 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act providing for the abatement of tax penalties and interest on certain city and school taxes in the cities and school districts of the first class - amend - changing the date for instalment payments; relieving real estate from the payment of certain cos
Act 180 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Liquid Fuels Tax Act - amend - imposing an additional tax on liquid fuels for a limited period of time
Act 181 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
State Personal Property Tax Act
Act 182 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Amusement Tax Act
Act 183 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to provide revenue by imposing a State stamp tax upon certain documents and obligations - amend - defining taxable documents, and persons, associations, and corporations subject to pay the tax
Act 184 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing the Commonwealth to negotiate temporary emergency loans to defray the current and/or other expenses of the State government during the two fiscal years beginning the first day of June, 1935
Act 185 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act authorizing the abatement of certain tax penalties and interest on county, city (except first class), borough, town, township, school district (except first class), and poor district taxes - amend - extending the time for payment of taxes for 1935; fi
Act 186 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Sunday Polo Act
Act 187 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Sunday Tennis Act
Act 188 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Alienation of Affections and Breach of Promise Act
Act 189 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
General State Authority Act of 1935
Act 190 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Municipality Authorities Act of 1935
Act 191 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act defining and regulating escheats in cases where property is without a lawful owner - amend - extending the same to funds and money, estates or effects in the custody, or under the control of certain United States courts; fixing jurisdiction
Act 192 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Enforcement Officer Disability Benefits Law
Act 193 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Fixing the salary of the clerk to the President of the Senate and the salary of the stenographer to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Act 194 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Permanent Registration Act in Cities of the Third Class
Act 195 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Limiting the time within which suits for malicious prosecution or false arrest must be brought
Act 196 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Protect the obligors or guarantors of bonds and mortgages by restricting the right to proceed against certain property and persons
Act 197 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Banking Code - amend - establishment and maintenance of branch banks, branch offices, agencies, sub-offices, sub-agencies, or branch places of business
Act 198 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing and regulating the reorganization of banks and bank and trust companies
Act 199 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Banking Code - amend - powers and limitations upon powers of corporations with fiduciary powers
Act 200 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing courts to stay suits or proceedings brought against any corporate fiduciary to enforce payment of cash by the fiduciary
Act 201 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Department of Banking Code - amend - powers and duties of the Department of Banking; powers and duties of the Secretary of Banking; creation of the Banking Board
Act 202 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Department of Banking Code - amend - removing the exemption in the case of certain private banks
Act 203 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Defining the term "fiduciary"; prescribing the nature and kind of investments which may be made by such fiduciaries
Act 204 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Banking Code - amend - powers and limitations upon the powers of corporations and persons authorized to engage in a banking business
Act 205 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Fiduciaries Act of 1917 - amend - investments of trust funds by fiduciaries
Act 206 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act providing for the examination, licensure, and registration of persons, firms, or corporations engaged or engaging in the business or work of plumbing or house drainage - amend - powers and duties
Act 207 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act relating to the form, execution, revocation, and interpretation of wills - amend
Act 208 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Building and Loan Code - amend - rights, powers, duties, liabilities, and immunities of building and loan associations, and of their employes; approval of a plan of merger without action of the shareholders of the surviving association
Act 209 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Milk Sanitation Law
Act 210 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Sunday Motion Pictures Act
Act 211 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Relating to the preparation of a new or revised Constitution of the Commonwealth by convention and its adoption or rejection by the people
Act 212 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act relating to the form, execution, revocation, and interpretation of wills - amend - extending the period for a surviving spouse to elect to take under or against a will, in case a will is contested
Act 213 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Validating adoptions in courts of record of the Commonwealth
Act 214 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Governing the payment of witness fees to Commonwealth witnesses in criminal proceedings and prohibiting duplicate payments
Act 215 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing the State Historical Commission to investigate and to report to the next session of the Legislature upon the area, boundaries, and dimensions of the Brandywine Battlefield of the Revolutionary War and to accept gifts or deeds of historic objec
Act 216 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act providing for the protection of the public health and the prevention of fraud and deception by regulating the weighing, testing, buying, and selling of milk and cream - amend - issuing of permits; prohibiting the taking of inaccurate samples; records
Act 217 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Pymatuning Swamp Reservoir Project Law - amend - additional powers and duties on the Water and Power Resources Board
Act 218 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Limiting the mileage cost for return of subpoenas in criminal cases to the trips actually made
Act 219 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Blind Persons Pension Act
Act 220 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act making an appropriation out of the Motor License Fund to the Department of Highways for the maintenance of certain roads during the calendar years 1934 & 1935 - amend - construction of second class township streets and bridges; validating and reductio
Act 221 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Malt Beverage Tax Law - amend - imposition of taxes on manufacturers of malt and brewed beverages and others importing or bringing such beverages into this Commonwealth; taxes by public service licensees; reports; confiscation of malt and brewed beverages
Act 222 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Making an appropriation out of the Motor License Fund to the Department of Highways for allocation to, and expenditures in, cities of the first class and various second class townships for maintenance, construction, and reconstruction streets and bridges
Act 223 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
By decade
Constitution of 18741874–1967
Constitution of 17761776–1789
- 1780s 567
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.