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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. First Class Township Code - amend - division into water districts, cost apportionment

    Act 104 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  2. State highway law - amend - partial route deletion in Delaware County

    Act 105 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  3. County and Municipal State Highway Law - amend - route change in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County

    Act 106 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  4. State highway establishment law - amend - partial route deletion in Luzerne and Swoyersville Boroughs, Luzerne County

    Act 107 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  5. Township State Highway Law - amend - route deletion in Centre County

    Act 108 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  6. State highway establishment law - amend - route deletion in Centre County

    Act 109 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  7. State highway establishment law - amend - route changes in Wernersville Borough, Berks County

    Act 110 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  8. Motor Boat Law - amend - permissive surrender of certificate bearing former address upon replacement

    Act 111 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  9. Vehicle Code - amend - regulations as to hold-down and tie-down devices, penalty

    Act 112 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  10. Second Class City Law - amend - contracts, bids

    Act 113 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  11. County Code - amend - contracts, advertising, bids, additional bond to protect labor and materialmen

    Act 114 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  12. Township State Highway Law - amend - deletion or partial deletion of routes in Hamlin and Lafayette Townships, McKean County

    Act 115 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  13. Game Law - amend - special permit issuance to disabled persons to hunt from vehicles

    Act 116 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  14. Diseased Animal Condemnation Law - amend - Commonwealth payments

    Act 117 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  15. Fish Law of 1959 - amend - regulatory authority for commission property, penalties

    Act 118 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  16. Olmsted Air Force Base acquisition and administration law

    Act 119 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  17. County Code - amend - State association of county auditors authorized, meetings, payments by county

    Act 120 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  18. Food adulteration law - amend - sulphur dioxide

    Act 121 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  19. Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 - amend - contracts, advertising for bids

    Act 122 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  20. Parking Authority Law - amend - minimum for which Authority may contract or purchase without bids

    Act 123 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  21. Public building construction contract regulation law - amend - minimum bid increase

    Act 124 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  22. Municipal flood control law - amend - purchasing and bids

    Act 125 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  23. Municipal joint agreement law - amend - joint purchases, bids

    Act 126 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  24. First class corporation contract and charter law

    Act 127 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  25. State highway establishment law - amend - route change in Borough of Chambersburg, Franklin County

    Act 128 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  26. Public School Employes' Retirement Code of 1959 - amend - annuitant reemployment for limited periods, disability supplement

    Act 129 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  27. Vehicle Code - amend - dealer registration plate

    Act 130 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  28. Penal Code - amend - trespass upon posted land, hunting or fishing license revocation

    Act 131 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  29. Trustee conveyance validation law

    Act 132 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  30. First class county prothonotary fee law

    Act 133 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  31. Vehicle Code - amend - back-up lamps

    Act 134 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  32. Liquor Code - amend - employment of females in licensed places

    Act 135 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  33. First class county common pleas court fee law - amend - prothonotary fees, pamphlet laws distribution, disposition of certain costs to county public law library

    Act 136 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  34. Corporate Net Income Tax Act - amend - tentative tax, annual tax

    Act 137 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  35. Corporation Income Tax Law - amend - tentative tax, annual tax

    Act 138 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  36. Motor Boat Law - amend - accident report

    Act 139 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  37. Pennsylvania State Police law - amend - two-year enlistment

    Act 140 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  38. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Fairview Township, York County

    Act 141 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  39. Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Act - amend - findings and declaration of policy, critical economic area, mortgage, authority powers relating to critical economic areas

    Act 142 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  40. Third Class City Code - amend - transfer of certain powers from Department of Internal Affairs and Secretary of Internal Affairs to Department of Community Affairs and Secretary of Community Affairs, records and equipment transfer, editorial changes

    Act 143 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  41. Housing Authorities Law - amend - notice of bonds issuance

    Act 144 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  42. Borough Code - amend - transfer of certain powers from Department of Internal Affairs to Department of Community Affairs, records and equipment transfer, editorial changes

    Act 145 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  43. Second Class County Code - amend - transfer of certain powers from Department of Internal Affairs and Secretary of Internal Affairs to Department of Community Affairs and Secretary of Community Affairs, records and equipment transfer

    Act 146 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  44. County Code - amend - transfer of certain powers from Department of Internal Affairs and Secretary of Internal Affairs to Department of Community Affairs and Secretary of Community Affairs, records and equipment transfer

    Act 147 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  45. First Class Township Code - amend - transfer of certain powers from Department of Internal Affairs to Department of Community Affairs, records and equipment transfer

    Act 148 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  46. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - professional employe

    Act 149 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  47. Municipal Borrowing Law - amend - transfer of certain powers from Department of Internal Affairs to Department of Community Affairs, editorial corrections

    Act 150 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  48. Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act - amend - effective date

    Act 151 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  49. Local option referendum certification law - amend - submission of results to Department of Community Affairs, reports of annexation proceedings

    Act 152 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  50. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - Board of Pardons

    Act 153 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  51. Board and Commission Compensation Law - amend - compensation of members of Board of Pardons

    Act 154 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  52. State Employes' Retirement Code of 1959 - amend - member contributions, Class E and Class E.1 superannuation retirement and disability benefits

    Act 155 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  53. Second Class Township Code - amend - reassessment date for certain taxable property

    Act 156 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  54. Second Class County Code - amend - editorial correction, appropriations to Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War for expenses of Memorial Day and Veterans' Day

    Act 157 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  55. Borough Code - amend - registry of certain properties

    Act 158 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  56. First Class Township Code - amend - registry of certain properties

    Act 159 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  57. Local Tax Enabling Act - amend - annual reenactment

    Act 160 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  58. Stuffed Toy Manufacturing Act - amend - flammability test

    Act 161 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  59. Second Class County Code - amend - funeral expenses of deceased service persons, burial of widows of deceased service persons, payment

    Act 162 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  60. County Code - amend - funeral expenses of deceased service persons, burial of widows of deceased service persons, payment

    Act 163 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  61. Intangible Personal Property Tax Law - amend - fees included in claims for taxes presented at estate audits in orphans' court

    Act 164 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  62. Fire, police, ambulance and rescue squad personnel emergency aid civil immunity law - amend - further exemptions from civil liability, first aid certification

    Act 165 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  63. Optional Third Class City Charter Law - amend - city manager appointing powers and other powers

    Act 166 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  64. Clerks of courts fee law - amend - fee for receipt and distribution of money paid on support orders

    Act 167 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  65. Second Class Township Code - amend - contracts, advertising, bonds for protection of labor and materialmen

    Act 168 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  66. First Class Township Code - amend - contracts, advertising, bonds for protection of labor and materialmen, separate specifications

    Act 169 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  67. Third Class City Code - amend - contracts, advertising, bonds for protection of labor and materialmen, separate bids

    Act 170 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  68. Borough Code - amend - contracts, advertising, separate bids, bonds for protection of labor and materialmen

    Act 171 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  69. Clerk of Orphans' Court Fee Law - amend - revised fees

    Act 172 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  70. Register of Wills Fee Law - amend - revised fees

    Act 173 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  71. Fiduciaries Investment Act of 1949 - amend - amount that may be invested in mortgages

    Act 174 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  72. Incompetents' Estates Act of 1955 - amend - temporary guardians, transfers of bank accounts

    Act 175 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  73. Penal Code - amend - hindering firemen

    Act 176 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  74. Liquor Code - amend - issuance and transfer of malt and brewed beverage licenses

    Act 177 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  75. Liquor Code - amend - issuance and transfer of hotel, restaurant and club liquor licenses

    Act 178 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  76. Liquor Code - amend - issuance and transfer of malt and brewed beverage licenses

    Act 179 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  77. Liquor Code - amend - payment for malt or brewed beverages by check or draft on financial institution

    Act 180 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  78. Borough Code - amend - editorial changes, indebtedness of annexed territory, ward line change, fire force member removal, council member election, ordinance advertising, disposition of fines and penalties

    Act 181 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  79. Optional Third Class City Charter Law - amend - election of mayor by voters, choosing mayor by council

    Act 182 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  80. Liquor Code - amend - serving active member of another club chartered by same state or national organization

    Act 183 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  81. Second Class Township Code - amend - consolidation, codification or revision of ordinances

    Act 184 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  82. Register of Wills Act of 1951 - amend - conclusiveness of original probate, probate of later will or codicil

    Act 185 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  83. Fiduciaries Investment Act of 1949 - amend - retention of investments, removal of restrictions when original purpose cannot be carried out

    Act 186 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  84. Intestate Act of 1947 - amend - increasing share of surviving spouse, clarifying rules of descent

    Act 187 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  85. Game Law - amend - hunting licenses for aliens

    Act 188 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  86. Pennsylvania Human Relations Act - amend - injunctions in certain housing complaints

    Act 189 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  87. Pennsylvania Human Relations Act - amend - notice and request for action after commission order against Commonwealth licensee, appeal as supersedeas

    Act 190 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  88. Pennsylvania Human Relations Act - amend - additional investigative powers of commission

    Act 191 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  89. Real Estate Brokers License Act of 1929 - amend - license suspension and revocation

    Act 192 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  90. First Class Township Code - amend - date for reassessment of after-built property

    Act 193 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  91. Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 - amend - payments in lieu of taxes

    Act 194 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  92. County Code - amend - increasing salaries of commissioners in seventh class counties

    Act 195 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  93. County Code - amend - increasing salaries of commissioners in sixth class counties

    Act 196 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  94. County Code - amend - temporary investments

    Act 197 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  95. Second Class County Code - amend - appropriations for traffic control devices

    Act 198 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  96. Second Class County Code - amend - regulation of emission of air contaminants

    Act 199 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  97. Prothonotary fee law - amend - extending to additional counties, changing and adding fees

    Act 200 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  98. First class city parking facilities construction and operation law - amend - extension to second class A cities

    Act 201 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  99. Pennsylvania Cigarette Tax Act - amend - increase the rate of tax

    Act 202 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

  100. State personal property tax supplement law - filing of tentative reports and computation and payment of tax by certain corporations, associations, partnerships and companies

    Act 203 of 1967 · 1967 · Original text

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Constitution of 18381838–1873

Constitution of 17901790–1837

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Province of Pennsylvania1682–1775

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.