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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 Agency Law

    Act 353 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  2. Administrative Agency Law - amend - right of appeal, agencies subject to law

    Act 354 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  3. Minor Judiciary Court Appeals Act

    Act 355 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  4. Reference and Arbitration Law - amend - amount which may be arbitrated in Allegheny and Philadelphia Counties

    Act 356 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  5. Allegheny County common pleas court law

    Act 357 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  6. Public Defender Act

    Act 358 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  7. Magisterial Districts Act for Counties of the Second Class

    Act 359 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  8. Capital Budget Act for the 1968-1969 Fiscal Year - amend - removing inconsistent language

    Act 360 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  9. Business Corporation Law - amend - mergers without shareholder approval

    Act 361 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  10. Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act - amend - regulating compensation payments

    Act 362 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  11. Public School Employes' Retirement Code of 1959 - amend - credit for military service

    Act 363 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  12. State Employes' Retirement Code of 1959 - amend - optional membership by certain school employe retirement system members

    Act 364 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  13. Legislative Data Processing Committee law

    Act 365 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  14. State Clearfield County Project 70 forest land industrial and economic development use lease law - amend - regulating leases

    Act 366 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  15. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - lease of State forest land for industrial and economic development purposes

    Act 367 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  16. Land use agreement forest and game land exclusion law - amend - additional exclusions

    Act 368 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  17. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - increasing limitation of cost of tuition and maintenance of exceptional children

    Act 369 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  18. Bituminous Coal Open Pit Mining Conservation Act - amend - inclusion of mining or recovery of coal incidental to other purposes

    Act 370 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  19. Seed potato and agricultural and vegetable seed certification law - amend - inclusion of trees, shrubs and certain plants

    Act 371 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  20. Military Code of 1949 - amend - pay of personnel on active duty or State service

    Act 372 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  21. Second class city police civil service law - amend - residence requirements

    Act 373 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  22. Capital budget transportation project debt authorization law - amend - amount of debt authorization

    Act 374 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  23. Pennsylvania Election Code - amend - absentee voting

    Act 375 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  24. Police and fire radio broadcast interception and interference law

    Act 376 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  25. Local Tax Enabling Act - amend - withholding occupational privilege taxes by employers

    Act 377 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  26. Second Class City Policemen Relief Law - amend - qualification of surviving spouses for benefits, basis of pension allowance

    Act 378 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  27. Second Class City Firemen Relief Law - amend - qualification of surviving spouses for benefits, basis of pension allowance

    Act 379 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  28. Legal Holiday Law - amend - observance of certain holidays on Monday

    Act 380 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  29. State Highway Law - amend - reimbursement of relocation costs of displaced persons

    Act 381 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  30. State Employes' Retirement Code of 1959 - amend - credit for military service

    Act 382 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  31. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in McConnellsburg Borough, Fulton County

    Act 383 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  32. Vehicle Code - amend - age for operation of vehicle as a paid employe

    Act 384 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  33. Housing and Redevelopment Assistance Law - amend - grant authorizations

    Act 385 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  34. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - Bureau of Consumer Protection creation, powers and duties

    Act 386 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  35. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law

    Act 387 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  36. Right-of-way - Commonwealth property in Dauphin County to Lykens Borough

    Act 388 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  37. Second class county public authority law - amend - increasing powers of authorities, inclusion of second class A counties

    Act 389 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  38. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - Department of Internal Affairs abolished and its functions transferred to other agencies

    Act 390 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  39. Light fuel oil delivery regulation law - amend - functions transferred from Department of Internal Affairs to Department of Justice

    Act 391 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  40. Water Well Drillers License Act - amend - functions transferred from Department of Internal Affairs to Department of Mines and Mineral Industries

    Act 392 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  41. County and city weights and measures inspectors law - amend - functions transferred from Secretary of Internal Affairs to Attorney General

    Act 393 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  42. Public Weighmaster's Act - amend - transferring functions from Department of Internal Affairs to Department of Justice

    Act 394 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  43. Weights and measures law of 1921 - amend - transferring functions from Department of Internal Affairs to Department of Justice

    Act 395 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  44. Weights and Measures Act of 1965 - amend - transferring functions from Department of Internal Affairs to Department of Justice

    Act 396 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  45. Motor vehicle uninsured motorist insurance law - amend - rejection of coverage by certain insureds, extending hazardous protection to certain insureds

    Act 397 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  46. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - temporary or emergency salary increases

    Act 398 of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  47. Appropriation Laws 72A (General Appropriation Act of 1968)

    Appropriation Act of 1968 · 1968 · Original text

  48. Township State Highway Law - amend - deleting a route in Bedford County

    Act 1 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  49. Pennsylvania Harness Racing Law - amend - disposition of pari-mutuel pools

    Act 2 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  50. Real estate tax for certain public schools authorized in certain first class cities

    Act 3 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  51. Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act of 1968 - amend - definitions, termination

    Act 4 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  52. Common pleas court of Philadelphia

    Act 5 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  53. Second Class County Port Authority Act - amend - board members, terms, quorum

    Act 6 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  54. Capital Budget Act for the 1968-1969 Fiscal Year - amend - projects, contingency amount, Secretary of Highways progress report

    Act 7 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  55. Business Improvement District Act of 1967 - amend - governing body, assessment, claims, prothonotary

    Act 8 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  56. Statutory Construction Act - amend - certain powers and duties relating to publication of laws transferred from Secretary of the Commonwealth to Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau

    Act 9 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  57. Public education revenues - amend - repealing section 2

    Act 10 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  58. Public school system - amend - effectivity of certain payments, subsidies and reimbursements

    Act 11 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  59. See Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges Week observance

    Act 12 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  60. Community Court Act

    Act 13 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  61. Vietnam Conflict Veterans' Compensation Bond Act

    Act 14 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  62. Local Delinquent Tax Return Law - amend - county treasurer, mobile home, house trailer

    Act 15 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  63. First Class City and School District Corporate Net Income Tax Act of 1969

    Act 16 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  64. Second Class County Code - amend - solicitor appointment by treasurer

    Act 17 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  65. Frozen Dessert Law - amend - licensing, adulteration, manufacture, sale, violation, severability

    Act 18 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  66. Service of process on nonresident operating vehicle in Pennsylvania - amend - extending act to motor boat operator and boat operation on inland or tidal waters

    Act 19 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  67. Statutory Construction Act - amend - effective date of certain laws

    Act 20 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  68. Unsolicited goods

    Act 21 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  69. Second Class City Firemen Relief Law - amend - payment increase

    Act 22 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  70. Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act - amend - prohibiting certain solicitation, penalty

    Act 23 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  71. Conveyance, Commonwealth property in Clarion County - amend - increasing quantum conveyed

    Act 24 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  72. Second Class City Employe Pension Law - amend - pension increase

    Act 25 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  73. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Montour County

    Act 26 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  74. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - State Highway Commission

    Act 27 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  75. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Fayette County

    Act 28 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  76. Pennsylvania Election Code - amend - constable or deputy compensation

    Act 29 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  77. Authority for first class city pension increase

    Act 30 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  78. Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1933 - amend - optional procedure for incorporation, amendment, merger or consolidation, director election

    Act 31 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  79. Parking Authority Law - amend - leasing space for use in addition to parking

    Act 32 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  80. Second Class City Policemen Relief Law - amend - payment increase

    Act 33 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  81. Taxes on court proceedings law - amend - clerk of orphans' court, register of wills, municipal court

    Act 34 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  82. Criminal penalties relating to motor vehicle master keys

    Act 35 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  83. Third Class City Code - amend - cost-of-living increase

    Act 36 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  84. Banking Code of 1965 - amend - corporate foreign fiduciaries

    Act 37 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  85. Second Class County Code - amend - association meeting attendance and expenses

    Act 38 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  86. Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law - amend - definitions, board membership, assessor, Board of Assessment Appeals

    Act 39 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  87. Second class county prothonotary fee law - amend - fee change or elimination

    Act 40 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  88. First Class Township Code - amend - authority for ambulance or rescue appropriation or contract

    Act 41 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  89. Second Class Township Code - amend - authority for ambulance or rescue appropriation or contract

    Act 42 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  90. Borough Code - amend - authority for community ambulance appropriation or contract

    Act 43 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  91. Third class city optional retirement system law - amend - widows, widowers, unmarried employees

    Act 44 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  92. County Code - amend - form of county seal

    Act 45 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  93. Penal Code - amend - false fire alarm

    Act 46 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  94. Second Class Township Code - amend - payment of expenses for attending conference, institute or school

    Act 47 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  95. Second Class Township Code - amend - code adoption or amendment by reference

    Act 48 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  96. First Class Township Code - amend - code adoption or amendment by reference

    Act 49 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  97. Second Class County Code - amend - contracts and purchases

    Act 50 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  98. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - employee sick leave transfer

    Act 51 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  99. Second Class County Assessment Law - amend - appeals

    Act 52 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

  100. Second class city police and civil service - amend - probationary period, notice

    Act 53 of 1969 · 1969 · Original text

By decade

Constitution of 19681968–today

Constitution of 18741874–1967

Constitution of 18381838–1873

Constitution of 17901790–1837

Constitution of 17761776–1789

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.