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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. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - period for tax levy and assessment

    Act 408 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  2. Manpower training assistance law

    Act 409 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  3. Second Class Township Code - amend - historical property acquisition and maintenance, planning commission recommendations

    Act 410 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  4. First Class Township Code - amend - per diem and mileage allowance for attending county association of township officers convention

    Act 411 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  5. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - sabbatical leave, salary while on leave

    Act 412 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  6. County Institution District Law - amend - foster home care for adults

    Act 413 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  7. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - institution for adults, Department of Public Welfare

    Act 414 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  8. Milk Control Law - amend - weighing or measuring permit

    Act 415 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  9. Official State animal law

    Act 416 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  10. County Code - repeal of provisions relating to recognizance of sheriffs and coroners

    Act 417 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  11. Game Law - amend - period for shooting on regulated hunting grounds

    Act 418 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  12. Game Law - amend - shooting wild birds or wild animals on highways

    Act 419 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  13. Private burial grounds and cemeteries law

    Act 420 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  14. Beauty Culture Law - amend - reciprocal licensure of foreign applicants

    Act 421 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  15. Banking Code - amend - loans on security of real property, limited investment in bankers' acceptances and bills of exchange

    Act 422 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  16. Individual cofiduciary law - amend - cofiduciary investment powers

    Act 423 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  17. Banking Code - amend - loans on security of bonds or notes, judgments of record

    Act 424 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  18. Second Class City Firemen Relief Law - amend - credit for other municipal service, reinstatement

    Act 425 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  19. Uniform Commercial Code - reenact, amend and revise - omnibus amendments and revision

    Act 426 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  20. Township State Highway Law - amend - route deletion in Hanover Township, Lehigh County

    Act 427 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  21. General Assembly officer and employee law

    Act 428 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  22. Second Class County Port Authority Act - amend - integrated mass transportation systems, loans, grants, transfer of existing facilities, contracts, tax exemption of port authority property and facilities, limit on civil action

    Act 429 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  23. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - compensation and mileage for school directors attending convention for election of county superintendent

    Act 430 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  24. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in East Saint Clair Township, Bedford County

    Act 431 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  25. Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1933 - amend - corporate name, devise, bequest, gift in trust, cemeteries, orphans' court jurisdiction to compel account filings

    Act 432 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  26. Shareholder lawsuit and corporation indemnification law - amend - corporations having no capital stock, indemnification against expenses

    Act 433 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  27. Fiduciaries Investment Act of 1949 - amend - investment powers

    Act 434 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  28. Milk Sanitation Law - amend - Secretary of Health, Advisory Health Board, Secretary of Agriculture, certified milk, canned milk, fee, brucellosis test, fruit juice, milk products

    Act 435 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  29. Uniform witness compensation law - amend - increase

    Act 436 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  30. Pennsylvania Public Safety Commission law - amend - membership

    Act 437 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  31. County Code - amend - publication of auditor's report

    Act 438 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  32. Orphans' Court Act of 1951 - amend - jurisdiction of control of decedent's burial, concurrent jurisdiction of appointment, control and removal of guardian of incompetent person

    Act 439 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  33. Vehicle Code - amend - operation of vehicles having two other vehicles attached

    Act 440 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  34. State Public School Building Authority Act - amend - private sale of bonds

    Act 441 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  35. First class county clerk of courts fee law

    Act 442 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  36. Clergy privileged communications law

    Act 443 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  37. Local additional tax enabling and collection law - amend - additional taxes in second class townships

    Act 444 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  38. Vehicle Code - commercial motor vehicle, suburban motor vehicle, fee for suburban motor vehicle registration

    Act 445 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  39. Juror and witness compensation and mileage law - amend - juror pay, juror mileage

    Act 446 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  40. Penal Code - amend - misdemeanor use of fire extinguishers containing carbon tetrachloride in school buildings or school buses, fine

    Act 447 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  41. Vehicle Code - amend - warning lights and signs on United States mail delivery vehicles

    Act 448 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  42. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - assignment of pupils to schools

    Act 449 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  43. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - limits on appointment of school director as board secretary

    Act 450 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  44. Second Class County Recorder of Deeds Fee Law - amend - exemplification of military or naval discharge for benefits under Korean Conflict Veterans' Compensation Act

    Act 451 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  45. Penal Code - amend - obscene material, felony offenses, penalty

    Act 452 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  46. Second Class City Employe Pension Law - amend - additional payments

    Act 453 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  47. Second Class Township Code - amend - ordinance codification or consolidation by supervisors, ordinance adoption procedures

    Act 454 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  48. Commonwealth conferee privilege law

    Act 455 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  49. Fictitious Corporate Name Act - amend - repealing requirement that certificates of registration be cancelled after five years

    Act 456 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  50. Administrative Agency Law - amend - State Welfare Commission, State Board of Public Assistance, certain application of act to Department of Public Welfare

    Act 457 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  51. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Polk Borough, Venango County

    Act 458 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  52. Supreme court appointed stenographer commissioner authorization law - amend - judges of various courts

    Act 459 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  53. Military Code of 1949 - amend - promotion of certain retired persons

    Act 460 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  54. Conveyance - Eastern Psychiatric Institute Superintendent's Residence public sale authorization

    Act 461 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  55. Minor Judiciary Fee Bill - amend - second class county cost reduction in cases before salaried magistrates

    Act 462 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  56. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Somerset Township, Somerset County

    Act 463 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  57. Conveyances - Commonwealth property in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, and Somerset Township, Somerset County

    Act 464 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  58. Bituminous Mine Law Study Commission law

    Act 465 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  59. Adult Day Care Center License Act

    Act 466 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  60. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - changing names of State penal and correctional institutions

    Act 467 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  61. Second Class County Code - amend - registration of property ownership with office of county commissioners

    Act 468 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  62. Anthracite mine safety law - amend - mine tour by newly assigned mine inspectors

    Act 469 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  63. Anthracite mine safety law - amend - uniform marking of all means of ingress and egress

    Act 470 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  64. Liquor Code - amend - sales by distributors, sales by importing distributors, grant of distributing rights by out-of-State manufacturers

    Act 471 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  65. Penal Code - amend - deceptive advertising

    Act 472 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  66. Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act

    Act 473 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  67. Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act of 1959

    Act 474 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  68. Emergency seat of government law

    Act 475 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  69. State personal property tax supplement law - amend - limited increase on capital stock shares tax

    Act 476 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  70. Corporation capital stock tax law - amend - increase

    Act 477 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  71. Penal Code - amend - summary offenses relating to violations of Department of Forests and Waters rules, additional parks

    Act 478 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  72. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - Department of Forests and Waters jurisdiction over additional parks

    Act 479 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  73. Radioactive material burial land acquisition law

    Act 480 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  74. Burial grounds gifts in trust law - amend - political subdivisions

    Act 481 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  75. Second Class County Code - amend - officer salaries

    Act 482 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  76. Recorder of Deeds Uniform Fee Law - amend - fee for certified copy of certain forms for discharge or separation from active duty

    Act 483 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  77. Vehicle Code - amend - registration expiration, license expiration, safety glass

    Act 484 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  78. Penal Code - amend - sale of gasoline in glass containers

    Act 485 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  79. Act of March 12, 1873 (P.L.271) - repeal of act

    Act 486 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  80. Trial exceptions and transcription law - amend - taking of exceptions

    Act 487 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  81. Group Life Insurance Policy Law - amend - teacher association or federation

    Act 488 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  82. Vehicle Code - amend - warning signs on State highways relating to penalty for throwing material from motor vehicles

    Act 489 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  83. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - reversion of territory upon abolition of independent school district

    Act 490 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  84. County Code - amend - assistant county solicitors and special counsel in third class counties

    Act 491 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  85. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - cost of treasurer bonds and audit of treasurer accounts relating to transportation and education programs for children with handicaps

    Act 492 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  86. Mental Health Act of 1951 - amend - submission of evidence of mental condition by deposition or affadavit of physicians of any city-owned hospital or institution

    Act 493 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  87. Child Day Care License Act

    Act 494 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  88. Coroner's jurors compensation law - amend - increase

    Act 495 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  89. General Assembly expensing law - amend - electric roll call and public address systems

    Act 496 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  90. Commonwealth organized camp registration law

    Act 497 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  91. Murder case counsel assignment and compensation law - amend - special investigators

    Act 498 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  92. County Code - amend - historical property

    Act 499 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  93. Substitute service of process for vessels of nonresidents law

    Act 500 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  94. Clerks of courts fines collection and transmittal law - amend - day for rendering returns to Department of Revenue

    Act 501 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  95. Business Corporation Law - amend - certificate of amendment, treasury shares, dividends, shareholder report, shareholder meetings, service of process, voting trust agreement, dissenting shareholder, reclassification, dissolution

    Act 502 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  96. Fiduciaries Act of 1949 - amend - settlement of small estates on petition, family exemptions, persons entitled to letters of administration, delegation of power over subscription rights and fractional shares, distribution of small estates

    Act 503 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  97. Vehicle Code - amend - duplicate registration cards

    Act 504 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  98. Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 - amend - exemption of property on premises under lease or conditional sale contract

    Act 505 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  99. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - tax assessment and levy by school board members upon creation of union district

    Act 506 of 1959 · 1959 · Original text

  100. Service of process on nonresident operating vehicle in Pennsylvania - amend - substitute service of process

    Act 507 of 1959 · 1959 · 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.