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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
Validate and confirm certain contracts ratified or approved by councils of cities of the third class, and to direct payments thereunder by the fiscal officers of such cities
Act 22 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The General County Law - amend - empowering counties to acquire lands for recreational purposes; and to build parkways bridles paths and foot paths
Act 23 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Requiring banks, trust companies, etc. to disclose the amount of deposits and investments of persons applying for or receiving unemployment relief
Act 24 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
State Employes' Retirement Law - amend - permitting the assignment of rights by members
Act 25 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing the exoneration of taxes against any property purchased for hospital uses upon which contemplated and intended hospital buildings cannot be erected by reason of a portion of the property having been taken for municipal purposes
Act 26 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act authorizing the Pennsylvania Historical Commission to acquire all real and personal property included in Conrad Weiser Memorial Park in Berks County - amend - transferring the management and improvement of park to the Department of Forests and Waters
Act 27 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to establish a county court for the county of Allegheny - amend - increasing the jurisdiction of the court in civil actions to 2,500 dollars; increasing to 2,500 dollars the maximum limit of set-off required to be pleaded by defendants
Act 28 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Establish jurisdiction in cases of kidnapping and murder perpetrated in kidnapping
Act 29 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act providing for the acceptance by the Commonwealth of a gift of lands in Venango County, to establish the Drake Well Memorial Park - amend - transferring the control and supervision of the park to the Department of Forests and Waters
Act 30 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 employees of su
Act 31 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to regulate the practice of pharmacy and sale of poisons and drugs - amend - qualifications of applicants for examination and registration; changing violations of the act from misdemeanors to summary proceedings
Act 32 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act - amend - circumstances under which the remedy provided is available
Act 33 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act regulating certain political parties - amend - substituting copies of the general return sheet for the triplicate party return sheets; form of the numbered lists of voters; duties of election officers in calling and tabulating the votes; return board
Act 34 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act relating to county rates and levies and township rates and levies - amend - abolishing imprisonment for failure to pay taxes
Act 35 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Requiring certain cities to allow members of the fire departments twenty-four consecutive hours of rest each week and fourteen days vacation each year
Act 36 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act regulating certain political parties - amend - only registered and enrolled members of political parties shall be qualified to sign nomination petitions; limiting the number of specimen ballots to be given candidates at primaries
Act 37 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act relating to eggs, prohibiting the sale of eggs for and as fresh that are not fresh eggs - amend - standards for fresh eggs; prohibiting illegal sales and misbranding
Act 38 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Promote uniformity in the assessment and taxation of properties and persons within the territorial limits of cities of the second class A
Act 39 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - changing the names of the State association and training schools for nurses
Act 40 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Nurses Registration Law - amend - qualifications for registration; publishing of a list of registrants
Act 41 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Creating a commission to arrange plans for the celebration of the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg
Act 42 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Milk Control Board Law - amend - extending for a further period of time; prohibiting the sale of milk in certain cases; definition of milk to include ice cream mix, powdered whole milk, and powdered skimmed milk; license fees; powers over cooperative
Act 43 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Aeronautical Code - amend - repeals acts therein contained shall not be construed to revive acts theretofore repealed
Act 44 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Foreign Fire Insurance Premium Tax Allocation Law - amend - payments to relief fund associations of fire departments and fire companies of cities, boroughs, and townships which afford fire protection to near or adjacent boroughs and townships
Act 45 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act authorizing the State Highway Department, the Public Service Commission, counties, cities, boroughs, and townships to purchase, or condemn, free and unobstructed view over and across lands at intersections - amend - condemnation proceedings and
Act 46 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing the insurance of deposits of funds, of this Commonwealth and of the political subdivisions thereof, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or other similar agency
Act 47 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Prohibiting the sale and distribution, of medicines, drugs, poisons, and articles intended for use in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in man or animal, by means of vending machines
Act 48 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to permit disabled soldiers to peddle by procuring a license therefor, without charge - amend - governing the issuing of licenses
Act 49 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing the selection of two additional jurors in civil and criminal cases to take the place of any juror, or jurors, who die, become ill, or are discharged for legal cause
Act 50 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Prohibiting the future erection and maintenance of obstructions, dangerous to aerial transport, adjacent to or near an airport, landing field or intermediate landing field
Act 51 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing the abatement of certain tax penalties and interest on county, city (except city of the first class), borough, town, township, school district (except first class), and poor district taxes
Act 52 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Providing for the service of process in civil suits on nonresident operators or nonresident owners of aircraft operated within or above the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Act 53 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to permit the use of voting machines for recording and computing the vote at all elections - amend - voting machines designed to be made secure by the use of two or more seals; printing of return sheets and statements; conduct of elections held with
Act 54 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Preserve the purity of the waters of the Commonwealth and to avoid the danger of fire, by requiring owners, operators, and lessees of abandoned bituminous coal mines and workings to seal the entries and air shafts thereof
Act 55 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The General County Law - amend - giving courts discretion with respect to certain surcharges against county commissioners
Act 56 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act concerning game and other wild birds and wild animals - amend - prohibiting the use of dogs in hunting bear or the chasing of bear by dogs
Act 57 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fish Law of 1925 - amend - prohibiting the purchase, sale, and exposing for sale, of certain pike and fillets
Act 58 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Boat Law - amend - changing the licensure year for motor boats
Act 59 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fish Law of 1925 - amend - number of trout allowed to be caught in one day
Act 60 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act concerning game and other wild birds, and wild animals - amend - permitting dogs to work on liberated or native wild game animals in field meets; fees for permits
Act 61 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fish Law of 1925 - amend - requiring county treasurers to make monthly returns to the Department of Revenue of fish licenses issued
Act 62 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act concerning game and other wild birds and wild animals - amend - requiring county treasurers to make monthly reports to the Department of Revenue of hunter's licenses granted
Act 63 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act regulating the issuance of licenses to marry - amend - requiring three days to elapse between the application for and the issuance of the license
Act 64 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The First Class Township Code - amend - exception to the tax on transient merchants
Act 65 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Third Class City Code - amend - exceptions to the tax on transient merchants
Act 66 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Borough Code - amend - equalizing license taxes on residents and nonresidents; exceptions to the tax on transient merchants
Act 67 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Granting power to counties, cities, boroughs, towns, townships, school districts, and poor districts to redeem unmatured bonds and obligations by a new issue of bonds at a lesser rate of interest
Act 68 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Vehicle Code - amend - exemptions from the payment of fees
Act 69 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Borough Code - amend - amplifying contractual rights as to joint sewers
Act 70 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Barbers' License Law - amend - regulating barber shops, barber schools, and persons desiring licenses
Act 71 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to enable cities that are contiguous or in close proximity, to be united, with any intervening land other than boroughs, in one municipality - amend - requiring a majority vote in each city and the intervening land voting on the question of consolidat
Act 72 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing the Department of Property and Supplies to sell and convey a certain plot of land
Act 73 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act for the protection of the public health by regulating the conduct and operation of public eating and drinking places within this Commonwealth - amend - dishes, glasses, and other receptacles used in eating and drinking may be cleansed with any suitabl
Act 74 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Providing for the abatement of tax penalties and interest on certain city taxes in cities of the first class, and on school taxes in school districts of the first class
Act 75 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to regulate the manner of increasing the indebtedness of municipalities - validating - bonds issued or authorized to be issued in pursuance of such proceedings and elections
Act 76 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing the court of common pleas in each county of the second class, to order and direct the prothonotary of such county to keep two separate indexes or dockets for judgments or liens
Act 77 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Agricultural Exhibitions Law - amend - time for filing applications for such State aid; payment of State aid for the years of 1933 & 1934, where applications were not filed within the time limit prescribed by the act
Act 78 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Real Estate Brokers License Act of 1929 - amend - expiration date of licenses; qualifications of applicants for licensure; powers and duties upon the Department of Public Instruction; eliminating penalties for failure to renew
Act 79 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act providing for the service of process in civil suits on nonresident operators or owners of motor vehicles operated within this Commonwealth - amend - service of process upon the Secretary of Revenue by registered mail
Act 80 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to preserve the continuity of service of officers and enlisted men of the Pennsylvania National Guard - amend - continuity of service effective for qualification for service medals
Act 81 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Requiring cities of the second and third class to allow members of the police departments, twenty-four consecutive hours of rest each week, and fourteen days vacation each year
Act 82 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act authorizing boroughs to redeem outstanding bonds, and issue and sell new interest-bearing bonds - repeal
Act 83 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act authorizing boroughs to redeem outstanding bonds, and issue and sell new interest bearing bonds - repeal
Act 84 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act providing for the organization, government, discipline, maintenance, and regulation of the armed land forces of this Commonwealth - amend - payment of rental and hire for armories, buildings, and animals; payment of compensation for injuries or death;
Act 85 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Tax Act - amend - substituting a franchise tax on foreign corporations in lieu of the capital stock tax; imposing a tax upon that portion of the capital stock; increasing the rate of tax on the capital stock of fire and marine insurance companies
Act 86 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fiscal Code - amend - requiring every person and bank to report unclaimed deposits after certain years
Act 87 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act providing for the escheat of certain property received for storage or safe-keeping or otherwise and of certain deposits of money - amend - requiring that unclaimed deposits with every person and bank shall escheat after twenty-one years
Act 88 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Tax Act - amend - extending the tax to gross receipts of municipally owned or operated public utilities, and public utility services previously exempt from the tax; increasing the rate of tax; exempting street passenger railway and traction companies
Act 89 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Documentary Stamp Tax Act
Act 90 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Corporate Net Income Tax Act
Act 91 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Administrative Code - amend - requiring certain qualifications for the Adjutant General
Act 92 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act relating to dogs and the protection of live stock and poultry from damage by dogs - amend - requiring chiefs of police to properly keep and feed licensed dogs detained and to give notice to the owner; payment of claims for damages of live stock, birds
Act 93 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act providing for the award of drill and service medals and bars to officers and enlisted men of the Pennsylvania National Guard - amend - qualifications requirements for the award of such medals
Act 94 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The General County Law - amend - authorizing counties to appropriate money for purpose of controlling and suppressing diseases to honeybees
Act 95 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Providing for payment by the Commonwealth for loss of livestock sustained from rabies, where there is no proof of such livestock having been bitten by dogs
Act 96 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act - amend - practice to be pursued in such proceedings
Act 97 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fiscal Code - amend - exempting the security required of State depositories for State deposits
Act 98 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Second Class City Policemen Relief Law
Act 99 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - permitting the tapping of water lines of State institutions and sanatoria in order to supply water to communities
Act 100 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to ascertain and appoint the fees to be received by the several prothonotaries of the courts of common pleas of the Commonwealth - amend - extended to counties having a population of 150,000 and over; reducing the fee charged for filing municipal and
Act 101 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Local Government Commission Law
Act 102 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Requiring return courts, judges, and boards, sitting to record, compute and certify the returns of any primary, general, municipal, or special election, to take cognizance of the number of registered voters, persons who voted, and ballots cast
Act 103 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Providing for the organization of two colored battalions of infantry
Act 104 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Penal Code of 1860 - amend - sentence of one convicted of fornication and bastardy to pay funeral expenses of infant
Act 105 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act authorizing the Department of Forests and Waters to construct to construct, improve, or repair portions of roads or highways connecting roads or highways lying within areas of State forest lands - amend - extending to forest protection roads and fire
Act 106 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Prohibiting collection agencies from representing creditors or taking an assignment for the purpose of representing creditors in any action or proceeding or in settlement or adjustment of the affairs of a debtor
Act 107 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act to give protection, and to regulate the catching or taking or having in possession, of any bullfrogs, tadpoles, and terrapin - amend - penalties for catching or killing bullfrogs, tadpoles, or terrapin out of season
Act 108 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Requiring persons applying for or receiving relief to furnish, under affidavit, certain information, and to sign a bond conditioned on the truthfulness of his statements and the lack of fraud or misrepresentation
Act 109 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Providing for the laying out, widening, extending, and relocating by cities of the first class of highways and streets connecting with bridges crossing streams or tunnels under streams, which form boundaries between this and any other state
Act 110 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Authorizing the Secretary of Property and Supplies to convey part of a tract of land acquired as a site for the Cumberland Valley State Institution for Mental Defectives
Act 112 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fish Law of 1925 - amend - unlawful to interfere with dams, deflectors, retards, or similar devices
Act 113 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act dedicating and setting aside certain lands in Cameron and Clinton Counties as a public park and pleasure-ground, to be known as 'Bucktail State Park' - amend - control rights of the Department of Forests and Waters over private lands
Act 114 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Protect trade-mark owners, distributors, and the public against injuries and uneconomic practices in the distribution of articles of standard quality under a distinguished trade-mark, brand or name
Act 115 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Giving consent of the Commonwealth to the dissolution of corporations holding public funds in trust for public school purposes
Act 116 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act providing for the erection of the Pennsylvania Soldiers Orphans' Industrial School - amend - extending the time for the discharge of children from said school
Act 117 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Game Law - amend - prohibiting the breeding, selling, possessing, and using of fitches or weasels for hunting purposes; licensure of persons breeding, selling, possessing, and using fitches or weasels
Act 118 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Providing for the observance of Free School Day
Act 119 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act providing for the payment to the prothonotary of a jury fee at the time of demanding a jury trial, in the county court for the county of Allegheny - repeal
Act 120 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
The Fish Law of 1925 - amend - establishment of nursery waters
Act 121 of 1935 · 1935 · Original text
Act regulating certain political parties - amend - delivery of the ballot box to the proper custodian immediately upon the completion of the count and canvass of the vote, and the sealing of the ballot box
Act 122 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.