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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.
2,985 laws of the 1950s
Constitution of 1874
Prothonotary fee law of 1915 - amend - fees
Act 338 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Second Class County Record of Deeds Fee Law - amend - fees
Act 339 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Public School Code of 1949 - amend - hearing and appeal to State Council of Education relating to creation or change of third or fourth class district
Act 340 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Forest Reserves Municipal Financial Relief Law - amend - charges payable by Commonwealth
Act 341 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Public School Code of 1949 - amend - acceptance of nonresident school children
Act 342 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Public School Code of 1949 - amend - payments for nonresident pupil transportation
Act 343 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Public School Code of 1949 - amend - pupil transportation, reimbursement
Act 344 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Service of process on nonresident operating vehicle in Pennsylvania - amend - Secretary of the Commonwealth as agent, binding consent by certain nonresident operator or owner, actions involving deceased nonresident operator or owner, notice, fee
Act 345 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Wills Act of 1947 - amend - foreign wills, divorce, certain testamentary conveyance, adoptee, illegitimate persons, testamentary guardian
Act 346 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Estates Act of 1947 - amend - termination of trusts, release or disclaimer, income accumulations, conveyances to defeat marital rights
Act 347 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Liquor Code - amend - bonded warehouse license privilege restrictions
Act 348 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Liquor Code - amend - sale and possession of wine in packages not bearing PLCB official seal
Act 349 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - powers of Department of Property and Supplies relating to automobiles
Act 350 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Service of process on nonresident owner or operator of aircraft in civil actions law - amend - Secretary of the Commonwealth as agent, binding consent, service of process in cases of death prior to commencement of action, fee
Act 351 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Fiduciaries Act of 1949 - amend - first complete advertisement of grant of letters, accrued pension, proper county, objections to inventory, claimant rights, nonresident beneficiary
Act 352 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Pennsylvania Election Code - amend - county residency of qualified electors who are bedridden or hospitalized veterans
Act 353 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Ice cream regulation law - amend - artificially sweetened ice cream for diabetics
Act 354 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act - amend - executive officer employment status, occupational disease, eligibility, compensation amount and schedule, penalty, disability classification, wage, alien dependent, subrogation, petition, appropriation
Act 355 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act - amend - liability, rate of compensation, procedure, subrogation, fees, disability, personal injury, alien dependents, notice, petitions, physician certificate, rehearing, commutation of sum awarded
Act 356 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Court record reproduction, maintenance and destruction law
Act 357 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Conditional sales validation law
Act 358 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Incompetents' Estates Act of 1955
Act 359 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Public School Code of 1949 - amend - payments on account of pupil transportation
Act 360 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
First Class City Permanent Registration Act - amend - compensation of registration commission chairman and members
Act 361 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
State officer and agency funds investment regulation law - amend - VA and FHA secured mortgages or bonds
Act 362 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Fish Law of 1925 - amend - refund of erroneously or unjustly collected money
Act 363 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Game Law - amend - refund of erroneously or unjustly collected money, appropriation
Act 364 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Suits on constable bonds limitation law
Act 365 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Neglected cemeteries court-ordered improvement law
Act 366 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Banking Code - amend - authorized investment of savings banks
Act 367 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Fiduciaries Investment Act of 1949 - amend - common stock, interest-bearing deposit
Act 368 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law - amend - notice of changes given to taxing authorities
Act 369 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Third Class County Assessment Board Law - amend - notice to political subdivisions of change in assessed property value
Act 370 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
General County Assessment Law - amend - notice of changes given to taxing authorities
Act 371 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Conservation area vacant land sale law
Act 372 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Penal Code - amend - advertising and offering for salfe of merchandise, commodities and services
Act 373 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - State Board of Chiropody Examiners in Department of Public Instruction
Act 374 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Chiropody Act of 1956
Act 375 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Practical Nurse Law
Act 376 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - lease or grant of Department of Forests and Waters real estate in City of Philadelphia for State park area parking
Act 377 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Fiscal Code - amend - petition for refund, public inspection of information relating to refunds
Act 378 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Second Class County Assessment Law - amend - property valuation certification to political subdivision clerk or secretary, time for appeal
Act 379 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Vehicle code of 1929 - amend - total maximum length of cerain vehicles
Act 380 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Selective Sales and Use Tax Act
Act 381 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Corporate Net Income Tax Act - amend - net income, gross receipts, allowable deductions, reporting, payment
Act 382 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Hotel Occupancy Tax Act
Act 383 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Vehicle code of 1929 - amend - registration of antique motor vehicles
Act 384 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Delaware River improvement law
Act 385 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Flood-affected real estate tax relief law
Act 386 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Vehicle code of 1929 - amend - operation of motor vehicles with certain types of mufflers or exhaust systems, penalty
Act 387 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law - amend - sale in first class cities for nonpayment, absolute sale, sheriff's deed
Act 388 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Vehicle code of 1929 - amend - warning figures on highways and State highways within school zones
Act 389 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Vehicle code of 1929 - amend - additional permissible lights and devices, penalty
Act 390 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Reference and Arbitration Law - amend - arbitrator fees
Act 391 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
First class city and county mortgage satisfaction law
Act 392 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Third Class City Code - amend - court-ordered additional tax
Act 393 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Buckingham Township, Bucks County
Act 394 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
State personal property tax supplement law - amend - certain manufacturing exemption, gross receipts portion of franchise tax
Act 395 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Dog Law of 1921 - amend - free license tags for guide dogs for the blind
Act 396 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Mental Health Act of 1951 - amend - liability for costs of care of patients
Act 397 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Public Assistance Law - amend - eligibility of children
Act 398 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Philadelphia State Hospital addition law - amend - clarification allowing for mental hospital
Act 399 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Realty Transfer Tax Act - amend - exempted entities
Act 400 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Public School Code of 1949 - amend - additional tax
Act 401 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Second Class County Code - amend - retirement benefits of veterans of armed conflicts
Act 402 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Government employee military training leave status law - amend - Air Force members
Act 403 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
State Council of Civil Defense Act of 1951 - amend - rules, regulations and orders
Act 404 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Fish Law of 1925 - amend - use of long bows and arrows to take or kill carp
Act 405 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - powers and duties of Department of Welfare relating to juveniles, delinquency, juvenile court
Act 406 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Register of Wills Fee Law - amend - eliminating fourth class counties
Act 407 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Clerk of Orphans' Court Fee Law - amend - eliminating fourth class counties
Act 408 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Orphans' Court Act of 1951 - amend - fixing of costs by separate orphans' courts
Act 409 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Second Class Township Code - amend - powers and exercise of powers supplemental to other laws
Act 410 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Register of Wills Act of 1951 - amend - fixing of costs by separate orphans' court
Act 411 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Pennsylvania Election Code - amend - compensation of election officers
Act 412 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Public School Code of 1949 - amend - public school employee military leave
Act 413 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - State Veterans' Commission membership
Act 414 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Third Class City Code - amend - hours of service of firemen
Act 415 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Fish Law of 1925 - amend - fishing without license in certain farm ponds, transporting fish taken from farm ponds during closed seasons, penalty
Act 416 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Public School Code of 1949 - amend - school building rentals and sinking fund charges
Act 417 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Appropriation Act 1953-24 - amend - authorizing use of funds to flush mine voids in certain cases
Act 418 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Second Class Township Code - amend - board of sanitary officers establishment and duties, Secretary of Health duties, payment of expenses by township
Act 419 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Insurance Department Act of 1921 - amend - certain suspensions, certain applications to court, liquidation
Act 420 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Great Lakes Basin Compact
Act 421 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
State employes' retirement code of 1923 - amend - retirement, age, salaries and back payment of General Assembly members
Act 422 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Legal Holiday Law - amend - changing name of Armstice Day to Veterans' Day
Act 423 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law - amend - assessor compensation
Act 424 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Union Township, Bedford County, in exchange for a privately owned parcel in Union Township for improved administration of Blue Knob State Park
Act 425 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
County Code - amend - board of commissioner powers relating to real property acquisition and water drainage systems for flood prevention and control
Act 426 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Second Class County Code - amend - board of commissioner powers relating to real property acquisition and water drainage systems for flood prevention and control
Act 427 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Pennsylvania Fair Employment Practice Act - amend - unlawful employment practices, powers and duties of commission
Act 428 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Public School Code of 1949 - amend - education and training of handicapped children, appropriations
Act 429 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Appointment of viewers limitation law
Act 430 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Legislative Journal Law - amend - bills, joint resolutions and conference committee reports
Act 431 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Acquisition - land in or near White Haven, Foster Township, Luzerne County, for use of Department of Public Welfare to treat mentally retarded children
Act 432 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Mental Health Act of 1951 - amend - effect of commitment on pending criminal proceedings
Act 433 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Line fence regulation law - amend - court-appointed fence viewers
Act 434 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Borough Code - amend - capital improvements for certain public service facilities
Act 435 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
Mental Health Act of 1951 - amend - superintendent qualifications
Act 436 of 1955 · 1955 · Original text
State Highway Law - amend - equipment rental bonds
Act 437 of 1955 · 1955 · 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.