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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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2,985 laws of the 1950s

Constitution of 1874

  1. Liquid Fuels Tax Act - amend - limited additional tax increase

    Act 137 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  2. Fuel Use Tax Act - amend - limited additional tax increase

    Act 138 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  3. Cigarette Tax Act - amend - additional State excise tax

    Act 139 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  4. First Class Township Code - amend - boundaries, petition, bond, State association meetings, controller salary, contracts, shade trees, counsel to board of adjustment

    Act 140 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  5. First Class Township Code - amend - special police

    Act 141 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  6. Borough Code - amend - monthly installment payments of certain assessments

    Act 142 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  7. Dog Law of 1921 - amend - vicious dogs, fine, bond

    Act 143 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  8. State employes' retirement code of 1923 - amend - time for electing benefits

    Act 144 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  9. Second Class City Law - amend - delinquent tax collection

    Act 145 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  10. Vehicle code of 1929 - amend - motor bus, motor omnibus

    Act 146 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  11. Water supplier suspending service for nonpayment law - reenact and amend - municipal authorities organized by second class cities, second class A cities, boroughs, public utility companies

    Act 147 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  12. Property transfer recording law

    Act 148 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  13. Fish Law of 1925 - amend - fee-fishing lake

    Act 149 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  14. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - rental default payments to State Public School Building Authority

    Act 150 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  15. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - tuition-based attendance of nonresident children at children's institution

    Act 151 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  16. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Slippery Rock Township

    Act 152 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  17. Vehicle code of 1929 - amend - Civil Air Patrol vehicle title and registration fee exemption, penalty

    Act 153 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  18. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - qualifications of members of State Board of Chiropractic Examiners

    Act 154 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  19. Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law - amend - political subdivision representation in appeal hearing by solicitor or special counsel

    Act 155 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  20. Police pension military service credit law - amend - military service during armed conflicts

    Act 156 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  21. First class county deceased veteran funeral expense assistance law - amend - armed conflict service personnel

    Act 157 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  22. Second Class County Code - amend - armed conflict service personnel

    Act 158 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  23. Third class county employee retirement law - amend - armed conflict veterans

    Act 159 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  24. The General County Law - amend - armed conflict service personnel

    Act 160 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  25. Vehicle code of 1929 - amend - length of truck tractor and semitrailer combinations carrying motor vehicles

    Act 161 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  26. Cooperative agricultural association incorporation law - amend - articles of association, election of directors, amending articles, dissolving association, audit

    Act 162 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  27. First Class Township Code - amend - commissioner authority to accept land dedicated by deed

    Act 163 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  28. Fraternal benefit societies law - amend - transfer of funds

    Act 164 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  29. Divorce Law - amend - residence

    Act 165 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  30. Second Class Township Code - amend - auditors report

    Act 166 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  31. First Class Township Code - amend - joint county associations

    Act 167 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  32. Corporate Net Income Tax Act - reenact and amend - limited extension, net income, stock life insurance company tax rate

    Act 168 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  33. Corporation Income Tax Law - reenact and amend - limited extension, net income

    Act 169 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  34. State personal property tax supplement law - amend - certain limited increase

    Act 170 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  35. State personal property tax supplement law - amend - limitation on certain exemption

    Act 171 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  36. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - legal investments

    Act 172 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  37. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - sale of lands and buildings by public auction

    Act 173 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  38. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - transfers of real estate

    Act 174 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  39. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - contracts for construction or repairs

    Act 175 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  40. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - compensation of certified public accountants

    Act 176 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  41. Third Class City Code - amend - quarterly reports

    Act 177 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  42. Third Class City Code - amend - maintenance and operation of recreation places

    Act 178 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  43. Banking Code - amend - notice of merger or consolidation, fiduciary

    Act 179 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  44. Penal Code - amend - sale of Salk polio vaccine, penalty

    Act 180 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  45. Pharmacy practice law - amend - license suspension, license revocation

    Act 181 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  46. Support Law - amend - relieving children of liability for support of parent who deserted them during minority

    Act 182 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  47. Federal savings and loan associations law - amend - share accounts in event of trustee death

    Act 183 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  48. County Institution District Law - amend - third to eighth class counties fiscal year and budget, appropriations, powers of controller, powers of county commissioners, report, vouchers, claims, penalty relating to filing of report, contracts, purchases

    Act 184 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  49. Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 - amend - exclusive jurisdiction of court

    Act 185 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  50. Local additional tax enabling and collection law - amend - aggregate amount of taxes, notice, budget revision

    Act 186 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  51. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - use of school buildings as meeting places for statutorily created governmental and quasi-governmental bodies, agencies and authorities

    Act 187 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  52. State Highway Law - amend - streets in second class cities

    Act 188 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  53. Fourth Class County Retirement Law - amend - average salary, quorum, payments from fund, options, credit, eligibility,retirement as of time of death, county service, voluntary allowances after 25 years of service

    Act 189 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  54. Fifth through eighth class county retirement law - amend - final salary, board membership, payments, credit, options, retirement as of time of death, reinstatement following military service

    Act 190 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  55. Third class county employee retirement law - amend - final salary, board membership, classification, credit, retirement as of time of death, retirement while in county service

    Act 191 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  56. Building and Loan Code - amend - leasehold interest, loan secured by chattel paper, mortgage loan, trustee death, transfer of shares, investments

    Act 192 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  57. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - inclusion of rental charge in tuition calculation

    Act 193 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  58. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Butler Township, Adams County

    Act 194 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  59. County Prison Board Law - amend - expenditures

    Act 195 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  60. First class city parking facilities construction and operation law - amend - second class cities, condemnation, parking garages

    Act 196 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  61. Borough Code - amend - council member compensation

    Act 197 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  62. Sixth class county officer compensation law - amend - district attorney salary

    Act 198 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  63. Intra-State Tunnel Revenue Bond Act - amend - tunnel commission, Department of Highways assistance, land and interests acquisition and use

    Act 199 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  64. Second class city department director salary law - amend - removing limitation on maximum salary

    Act 200 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  65. Donation by gift - property in Borough of California, Washington County, for use of California State Teachers' College

    Act 201 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  66. Second Class City Firemen Relief Law - amend - pensions, service increment

    Act 202 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  67. Second Class City Law - amend - barb wire fences

    Act 203 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  68. Game Law - amend - commission payment of certain unrecovered costs

    Act 204 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  69. Quaker Lake in Susquehanna County motor boat use law

    Act 205 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  70. Clerk of court and deputy compensation law

    Act 206 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  71. Third Class City Code - amend - service increment withdrawals

    Act 207 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  72. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in East Norriton Township, Montgomery County

    Act 208 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  73. Interstate transport of mentally ill persons reciprocity law

    Act 209 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  74. Vehicle code of 1929 - amend - special permits for nonresidents

    Act 210 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  75. Fiduciaries Investment Act of 1949 - amend - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

    Act 211 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  76. Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 - amend - projects under Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission jurisdiction

    Act 212 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  77. Coal mine safety regulation law - amend - first aid and mine rescue instructor salary

    Act 213 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  78. Coal mine electrical inspection law - amend - electrical inspector salary

    Act 214 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  79. Miner examining board law - amend - boards established, membership, member compensation, examination fees

    Act 215 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  80. Anthracite mine safety law - amend - examining board member compensation

    Act 216 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  81. Bituminous mine board of examiners law - amend - examining board member compensation

    Act 217 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  82. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - Anthracite Mine Inspectors' Examining Board member and secretary per diem and mileage

    Act 218 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  83. Bituminous mine employment law - amend - examining board member per diem

    Act 219 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  84. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - Bituminous Mine Inspectors' Examining Board member and secretary per diem and mileage

    Act 220 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  85. Mine inspectors compensation law - amend - salary

    Act 221 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  86. Pennsylvania Fair Employment Practice Act

    Act 222 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  87. County Institution District Law - amend - second class county commissioner and controller additional salary for institution district services

    Act 223 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  88. Penal Code - amend - budget planning business, penalties

    Act 224 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  89. Operations Well-Drilling Petroleum and Coal Mining Act

    Act 225 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  90. First class school district tax imposition law - reenact and amend - extending act to first class A school districts

    Act 226 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  91. Public School Employes' Retirement Law - amend - conforming amendments relating to superannuation retirement or disability retirement

    Act 227 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  92. State employes' retirement code of 1923 - amend - minimum disability or superannuation allowances, additional State annuity

    Act 228 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  93. Cigarette Tax Act - amend - exemption of cigarettes issued to veterans in State and State-aided hospitals

    Act 229 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  94. Veterans preference in civil service positions law - amend - veterans of armed conflicts

    Act 230 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  95. Vehicle code of 1929 - amend - YMCA and YWCA registration and title fee exemption

    Act 231 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  96. Group Life Insurance Policy Law - amend - minimum number of employees

    Act 232 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  97. Insurance Company Law of 1921 - amend - group, blanket and franchise accident and sickness insurance

    Act 233 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  98. Insurance Department Act of 1921 - amend - fees

    Act 234 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  99. Vehicle code of 1929 - amend - registration plates

    Act 235 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text

  100. Insurance Department Act of 1921 - amend - continuing provisions relating to expenses of NAIC Committee on Valuation of Securities

    Act 236 of 1955 · 1955 · 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.