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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. General State Authority Act of 1949 - amend - authority borrowing capacity increase and allocation

    Act 524 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  2. Vehicle Code - amend - required brake linings, special permits for vehicles transporting helicopters, penalties

    Act 525 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  3. Vehicle Code - amend - brake equipment and performance requirements

    Act 526 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  4. Vehicle Code - amend - suspension of drivers' licenses and learners' permits, point system, driver improvement schools, compilation of statistics, increasing certain speed limits, penalties

    Act 527 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  5. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - driver education programs

    Act 528 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  6. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - schools to be closed on Memorial Day

    Act 529 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  7. Fort Franklin replica construction law

    Act 530 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  8. Unlicensed insurer regulation law

    Act 531 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  9. Air Pollution Control Act - amend - redefining unlawful acts, public hearing requirements, Department of Health reserved powers, political subdivision applicability

    Act 532 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  10. Pennsylvania Human Relations Act - amend - establishing local human relations commissions, housing complaint injunctions, penalties

    Act 533 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  11. Pennsylvania Human Relations Act - amend - extending law to smaller employers and to certain corporations and associations, enforcement, penalties

    Act 534 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  12. Landscape Architects' Registration Law

    Act 535 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  13. City Rent Withholding Act

    Act 536 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  14. Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act

    Act 537 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  15. Pennsylvania Council on the Arts law

    Act 538 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  16. Veterans preference in civil service positions law - amend - inclusion of Vietnam and other military service since July 1, 1958

    Act 539 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  17. Tax Act of 1963 for Education - amend - exclusions from taxation for certain fish and school or college textbooks

    Act 540 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  18. Higher Education Scholarship Law

    Act 541 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  19. Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act - amend - certain insurers' liability, immunities and protection

    Act 542 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  20. Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act - amend - certain insurers' liability, immunities and protection

    Act 543 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  21. County Code - amend - salaries of certain county officers

    Act 544 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  22. Sixth judicial district additional judge law

    Act 545 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  23. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - liability for payment of costs for services of county superintendents, audits by accountants

    Act 546 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  24. Public Assistance Law - amend - application for medical assistance

    Act 547 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  25. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - eligibility for permanent college certificates

    Act 548 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  26. First Class Township Code - amend - authorizing appropriations for air navigation purposes

    Act 549 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  27. Penal Code - amend - defining person to include political subdivision

    Act 550 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  28. Insurance Company Law of 1921 - amend - non-forfeiture benefits and cash surrender values in life insurance policies

    Act 551 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  29. Pennsylvania Harness Racing Law - amend - taxation of revenues for first class school district purposes, grants to municipalities for water and sewage disposal facilities and access roads

    Act 552 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  30. County Prison Board Law - amend - inclusion of sixth class counties

    Act 553 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  31. Post Conviction Hearing Act

    Act 554 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  32. Vehicle Code - amend - order of payment of proceeds of sale of vehicles or combinations or loads in overweight cases

    Act 555 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  33. Utility corporation shareholder residency defect validation law

    Act 556 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  34. Municipal Employes' Retirement Law - amend - extending law to certain industrial development agencies

    Act 557 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  35. Pennsylvania Human Relations Act - amend - enforcement of commission's order by common pleas court where hearing held

    Act 558 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  36. Child Labor Law - amend - methods for certifying physical fitness of minor

    Act 559 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  37. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - reimbursement for acquiring building site or constructing building

    Act 560 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  38. Seriously ill convict or prisoner transfer to other institution law - amend - applicability to person confined for any purpose

    Act 561 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  39. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - Department of Public Welfare and political subdivision powers and duties relating to children and dependents

    Act 562 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  40. Second Class County Code - amend - payments into the retirement fund

    Act 563 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  41. Business name, trademark or device for product marking certification law

    Act 564 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  42. Public Official Compensation Law - amend - increasing salaries of certain judges

    Act 565 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  43. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - alternative tax levy equalization in school districts crossing county lines, validating certain levies

    Act 566 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  44. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - tax rate limitations and levies, basis for taxation in second class school districts

    Act 567 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  45. Cold Storage Warehouse Food Law - amend - redefining cold storage warehouse, records and reports by licensees, marking food, length of storage period

    Act 568 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  46. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Philadelphia transferred to Department of Military Affairs

    Act 569 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  47. Handicapped accessibility of buildings constructed with Commonwealth funds law - amend - excluding facilities where contracts previously awarded

    Act 570 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  48. Liquid Fuels Tax Act - amend - payment of moneys from County Liquid Fuels Tax Fund

    Act 571 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  49. Explosives Use Regulation Law - amend - regulating blasting operations

    Act 572 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  50. Second Class Township Code - amend - coverage of dependents under employee insurance benefits

    Act 573 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  51. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - employment of teacher aides to teach practice driving

    Act 574 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  52. County Code - amend - collection of third class county and district institution taxes by counties in third class cities

    Act 575 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  53. Land use agreement forest and game land exclusion law

    Act 576 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  54. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - authorizing Secretary of Property and Supplies to act as insurance broker for state agencies and authorities

    Act 577 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  55. Atomic Energy Development and Radiation Control Act

    Act 578 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  56. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - vocational-technical education and technical institutes regulation and payments

    Act 579 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  57. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - Commonwealth payments to school districts

    Act 580 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  58. Borough Code

    Act 581 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  59. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - Coal Research Board membership, creating Department of Community Affairs

    Act 582 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  60. State College Faculty Compensation Law - amend - regulating leaves of absence and payment of salaries in cases of sickness, injury or death

    Act 583 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  61. Pennsylvania Election Code - amend - return of district register and voting check list to proper registration commission in first class cities

    Act 584 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  62. Pennsylvania Election Code - amend - tallying number of voters voting in each party at primaries

    Act 585 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  63. Public accessibility to land and water areas

    Act 586 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  64. Metropolitan Transportation Authorities Act of 1963 - amend - issuance of bonds to acquire transportation systems, part-time employees, allowing certain concessions without competitive bidding

    Act 587 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  65. Penal Code - amend - sale of solidified alcohol

    Act 588 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  66. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - selection of members of interim operating committees

    Act 589 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  67. Amusement ticket sale regulation law - amend - regulating premiums for resale and printing on tickets

    Act 590 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  68. Milk Control Law - amend - commission member appointment and duties, Bureau of Consumer Affairs established

    Act 591 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  69. Local Tax Collection Law - amend - collecting county and institution district taxes in third class cities in third class counties, bonding and compensation of collectors

    Act 592 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  70. Second class city firemen civil service law - amend - granting city right of appeal

    Act 593 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  71. Thirty-sixth judicial district additional judge law

    Act 594 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  72. Third Class City Code - amend - increasing allowances paid from firemen's pension fund after termination of contributor

    Act 595 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  73. Second Class County Code - amend - increasing salaries of certain county officers

    Act 596 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  74. Conemaugh River state bridge construction and maintenance law

    Act 597 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  75. Hospital, nursing and day care facilities licensing and regulation law

    Act 598 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  76. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - deleting provisions relating to scholarships

    Act 599 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  77. Vehicle Code - amend - issuance of limited operators' license and learners' permits to certain persons under suspension

    Act 600 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  78. Second Class Township Code - amend - transfer of functions from Department of Internal Affairs to Department of Community Affairs

    Act 601 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  79. Municipal Borrowing Law - amend - transfer of functions from Department of Internal Affairs to Department of Community Affairs

    Act 602 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  80. Borough Code - amend - transfer of functions from Department of Internal Affairs to Department of Community Affairs

    Act 603 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  81. State Planning Code - amend - transfer of functions from State Planning Board to Department of Community Affairs

    Act 604 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  82. Municipal tax ordinance or resolution filing with state law - amend - transfer of functions from Bureau of Municipal Affairs to Department of Community Affairs

    Act 605 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  83. Local Tax Collection Law - amend - transfer of functions from Department of Internal Affairs to Department of Community Affairs

    Act 606 of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  84. Appropriations Laws 19A (General Appropriation Act of 1965)

    Appropriation Act of 1965 · 1965 · Original text

  85. Appropriations Law 69-A (General Appropriation Act of 1966)

    Appropriation Act of 1966 · 1966 · Original text

  86. Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act of 1966

    Act 1 of 1966 (Special Session 1) · 1966 · Original text

  87. Interstate Mining Compact law

    Act 2 of 1966 (Special Session 1) · 1966 · Original text

  88. Temporary assignment of former judges to judicial districts law

    Act 3 of 1966 (Special Session 1) · 1966 · Original text

  89. Public School Employes' Retirement Code of 1959 - amend - elimination of certain reductions in superannuation and withdrawal allowances of certain retired public school employes

    Act 4 of 1966 (Special Session 1) · 1966 · Original text

  90. State Employes' Retirement Code of 1959 - amend - elimination of certain reductions in superannuation and withdrawal allowances of certain retired State employes

    Act 5 of 1966 (Special Session 1) · 1966 · Original text

  91. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - minimum and maximum complements of State Police Force

    Act 6 of 1966 (Special Session 1) · 1966 · Original text

  92. Goods and Services Installment Sales Act

    Act 7 of 1966 (Special Session 1) · 1966 · Original text

  93. Congressional reapportionment law of 1966

    Act 1 of 1966 (Special Session 2) · 1966 · Original text

  94. Penal Code - amend - rape and assault with intent to ravish

    Act 1 of 1966 (Special Session 3) · 1966 · Original text

  95. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Act - amend - purposes of law, repayment of loans

    Act 2 of 1966 (Special Session 3) · 1966 · Original text

  96. University of Pittsburgh--Commonwealth Act

    Act 3 of 1966 (Special Session 3) · 1966 · Original text

  97. Junkyard and Automotive Recycler Screening Law

    Act 4 of 1966 (Special Session 3) · 1966 · Original text

  98. State Highway Law - amend - roadside and landscape development, Highway Beautification Fund

    Act 5 of 1966 (Special Session 3) · 1966 · Original text

  99. Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966

    Act 6 of 1966 (Special Session 3) · 1966 · Original text

  100. Borough Code - amend - election of councilmen

    Act 1 of 1967 · 1967 · 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.