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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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2,942 laws of the 1960s

Constitution of 1874

  1. Local Tax Collection Law - amend - collection of delinquent taxes from State employes

    Act 185 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  2. First class county prothonotary fee law

    Act 186 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  3. Second Class Township Code - amend - authorizing assessments for costs of water systems on property near fire hydrants

    Act 187 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  4. Third Class City Code - amend - authorizing housing ordinances and inspectors, validating prior housing ordinances

    Act 188 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  5. Municipal housing ordinance authorization law - amend - inclusion of first class townships, governing and regulating housing, validating prior housing ordinances

    Act 189 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  6. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - regulating sabbatical leaves

    Act 190 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  7. Game Law - amend - increasing nonresident hunting license fee

    Act 191 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  8. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Mahoning Township, Montour County

    Act 192 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  9. Incoming Governor transition staff and expenses law

    Act 193 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  10. Vehicle Code - amend - suspension of operators' licenses or operating privileges

    Act 194 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  11. Pennsylvania Survey and Construction Law - amend - modernization of hospitals

    Act 195 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  12. Pittsburgh property release from public park dedication law

    Act 196 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  13. Third Class City Code - amend - sale of city personal property

    Act 197 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  14. Eighth class county officer compensation law - amend - increasing compensation of county commissioners

    Act 198 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  15. Seventh class county officer compensation law - amend - changing compensation of county commissioners

    Act 199 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  16. County Code - amend - abolishing county institution districts in seventh and eighth class counties, increasing amount which may be spent on burials

    Act 200 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  17. Pymatuning Lake compact law - amend - operation of motor boats

    Act 201 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  18. Second Class County Code - amend - amount to be repaid by county commissioners upon forfeited recognizances

    Act 202 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  19. Second Class Township Code - amend - conveyance or lease of real property to commercial or affordable housing development

    Act 203 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  20. First Class Township Code - amend - authorizing regulation of housing and enactment of housing ordinances

    Act 204 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  21. Borough Code - amend - authorizing regulation of housing and enactment of housing ordinances

    Act 205 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  22. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - changing school fiscal year

    Act 206 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  23. First Class Township Code - amend - adoption or validation of ordinances, recording and transcribing of records

    Act 207 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  24. Third Class City Code - amend - effect of additional retirement contributions by joint coverage members on compensation

    Act 208 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  25. Summary proceedings fines, penalties and forfeitures disposition law - amend - regulating payments

    Act 209 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  26. Private Driver Education or Training School Act - amend - instructional equipment requirements

    Act 210 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  27. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - authorizing conveyances of unused historical property to historical societies

    Act 211 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  28. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - making calling of annual meetings for teachers by county superintendent discretionary

    Act 212 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  29. Borough Code - amend - powers of police, firemen and fire police while providing service in another municipality

    Act 213 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  30. Second Class County Code - amend - regulating judicial hearings concerning bridge construction

    Act 214 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  31. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - distressed districts, board of control member appointment, compensation and removal

    Act 215 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  32. Political subdivision public records law - amend - authorizing destruction or disposal of certain checks and vouchers by county controllers

    Act 216 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  33. Closing out, damaged property or defunct business retail sale law

    Act 217 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  34. Penal Code - amend - bribery applicable to all State and local public officers and employes

    Act 218 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  35. Pawnbrokers License Act - amend - authorizing loans on securities

    Act 219 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  36. Pawnbrokers License Act - amend - minimum on certain interest and charges, lost tickets, renewals of loans, notice of sale when loan is seven dollars or more, requiring notice of surplus when surplus is fifty cents or more

    Act 220 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  37. Administrative Agency Law - amend - redefining adjudication, inclusion of Department of Public Welfare

    Act 221 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  38. State Treasury checks processing procedures law

    Act 222 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  39. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Erie, Erie County

    Act 223 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  40. Insurance Department Act of 1921 - amend - regulating computation of reserve liability of life insurance companies

    Act 224 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  41. Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 - amend - qualification of board members based on residency, operation of business or payment of taxes

    Act 225 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  42. Private personal care home or hospital regulation law - amend - keeping of certain maternity records

    Act 226 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  43. Pennsylvania Election Code - amend - compensation of watchers

    Act 227 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  44. Dog Law of 1921 - amend - increasing the additional fee

    Act 228 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  45. Incompatible offices law - amend - alderman or justice of the peace incompatible with treasurer, tax collector or assessor of a city, borough, town or township and with office of secretary of a second class township

    Act 229 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  46. Third Class County Jury Selection Law - amend - regulating service of jurors

    Act 230 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  47. Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law - amend - liens for certain claims in first class cities have the effect of a judgment

    Act 231 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  48. Third Class City Code - amend - payments to widows or children of policemen retired on pension or dying in service

    Act 232 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  49. Principal and Income Act of 1947 - amend - clarifying certain stock dividends, disposition of capital gain dividends

    Act 233 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  50. Game Law - amend - closed period for fox hunting, use of dogs for hunting wild birds and animals

    Act 234 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  51. Game Law - amend - penalty for hunting deer in a party of more than twenty-five persons

    Act 235 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  52. Soil Conservation Law - amend - appointment of directors and treasurer, editorial corrections

    Act 236 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  53. Public Utility Law - amend - alternative method of fixing rates of certain common carriers

    Act 237 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  54. Delaware River Basin interstate cooperation law - amend - transferring functions of Interstate Commission on the Delaware River

    Act 238 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  55. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - distribution of orders and services among agencies for the blind, editorial changes

    Act 239 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  56. Game Law - amend - advancing date for hunting woodchucks between certain hours

    Act 240 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  57. Game Law - amend - retriever dog trials permits and time of holding requirements

    Act 241 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  58. Liquor Code - amend - authorizing sale of malt or brewed beverages by retail dispenser's licensees until two o'clock a.m. on Sundays

    Act 242 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  59. Forest Reserves Municipal Financial Relief Law - amend - increasing amount of fixed charge paid by Commonwealth, editorial changes

    Act 243 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  60. Third Class City Code - amend - prohibiting consolidation of fire and police bureaus into one organization

    Act 244 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  61. First class city driver improvement school law

    Act 245 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  62. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - changing basis for reimbursement by Commonwealth on account of instruction

    Act 246 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  63. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - compensation of professional and other employes

    Act 247 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  64. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - authorizing certain purchases for State Colleges without competitive bidding

    Act 248 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  65. Compact of Taxation of Motor Fuels Consumed by Interstate Buses law

    Act 249 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  66. Bus Taxation Proration Agreement law

    Act 250 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  67. Vehicle Code - amend - commercial motor vehicle dealer's plate, penalty, certain fees (1974/0/0334) (75)

    Act 251 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  68. Borough Code - amend - purchase or lease of vehicles and equipment to tow vehicles from highways or public property

    Act 252 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  69. Fifth judicial district additional judges law

    Act 253 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  70. Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law - amend - authorizing claims for water rents or rates, lighting rates, power rates and sewer rates to be in the form of written or typewritten lists and validating prior lists and liens

    Act 254 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  71. Second Class Township Code - amend - compensation of assistant township secretary

    Act 255 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  72. Insurance company debt valuation law - amend - applicability to particular entities, discretion of entity in determining valuation

    Act 256 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  73. State Employes' Retirement Code of 1959 - amend - inclusion of certain employes of Delaware River Basin Commission

    Act 257 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  74. State Highway and Bridge Authority Act - amend - increasing power of Authority to borrow money, amount which may be borrowed for construction of Interstate System, contracts from Department of Highways or with Federal or State government

    Act 258 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  75. General State Authority Act of 1949 amendment law of 1961- amend - authorizing Department of Property and Supplies to sublease a certain project

    Act 259 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  76. Second Class County Code - amend - regulating reinstatement and service credit requirements for reemployed former employes

    Act 260 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  77. Fiduciaries Act of 1949 - amend - parent of minor may service as co-guardian of minor's estate

    Act 261 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  78. Constitutional convention referendum authorization law

    Act 262 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  79. Vehicle Code - amend - payment of judgment into court when judgment creditor cannot be found

    Act 263 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  80. Fiftieth judicial district additional judge law

    Act 264 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  81. Orphans' Court of Bucks County law

    Act 265 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  82. Vehicle Code - amend - appeals in suspensions involving nonresidents

    Act 266 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  83. Pursuit and arrest of criminals beyond municipal boundaries law

    Act 267 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  84. Third Class City Code - amend - authorizing annexation of property owned by city

    Act 268 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  85. Pennsylvania Seed Act of 1947 - amend - determination order of words on tag or label

    Act 269 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  86. Thirtieth judicial district additional judge law

    Act 270 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  87. Game Law - amend - increasing resident hunting license fee, removing obsolete provisions

    Act 271 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  88. Building and Loan Code - amend - applicability to federal savings and loan associations incorporated under Home Owners Loan Act of 1933

    Act 272 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  89. Building and Loan Code - amend - association may act as trustee under plan or instrument prepared under Self Employed Individuals Tax Retirement Act of 1962

    Act 273 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  90. Sixth class county officer compensation law - amend - increasing compensation of auditors

    Act 274 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  91. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - extending time for which airports may be leased by Department of Property and Supplies

    Act 275 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  92. Second class county prothonotary fee law - amend - fees in habeas corpus actions

    Act 276 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  93. Probation officer status as peace officer law

    Act 277 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  94. Second Class County Code - amend - using current revenues and bonds to defray expenses of county and regional planning commissions

    Act 278 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  95. Revised Uniform Federal Tax Lien Registration Act

    Act 279 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  96. Third Class City Code - amend - property assessments for sanitary sewer construction, tapping fee for connecting to sewer

    Act 280 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  97. Borough Code - amend - property assessments for sanitary sewer construction, tapping fee for connecting to sewer or water main

    Act 281 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  98. Nonprofit Corporation Law - amend - disposition of assets of community industrial development corporation following dissolution

    Act 282 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  99. Borough Code - amend - appropriations to industrial development agencies

    Act 283 of 1963 · 1963 · Original text

  100. First Class Township Code - amend - appropriations to industrial development agencies

    Act 284 of 1963 · 1963 · 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.