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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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2,762 laws of the 1970s

Constitution of 1968

  1. Game Law - amend - issuance of hunting license to unnaturalized persons

    Act 267 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  2. Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - amend - assault by prisoner

    Act 268 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  3. Game Law - amend - seasons, bag limits, possession limits, hunting regulations, trapping regulations

    Act 269 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  4. Third Class City Code - amend - fire, ambulance or rescue company participation in purchase contracts for petroleum products

    Act 270 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  5. General Provisions (1 Pa.C.S.) - amend - short title, citation, editing statutes for printing, punctuation, title headings

    Act 271 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  6. Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code - amend - notice of zoning hearing, notice of decision by zoning hearing board

    Act 272 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  7. County jail prisoner temporary release law - amend - court authority

    Act 273 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  8. Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 - amend - tenement buildings and multiple dwelling premises

    Act 274 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  9. County Code - amend - assistant district attorneys

    Act 275 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  10. Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act - amend - school districts

    Act 276 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  11. Public Defender Act - amend - duties

    Act 277 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  12. Transfers between General Fund and State Stores Fund law - amend - maximum amount of transfer

    Act 278 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  13. Permanent Registration Act for Cities of the Second Class, Cities of the Second Class A, Cities of the Third Class, Boroughs, Towns, and Townships - amend - return notice

    Act 279 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  14. Pennsylvania Election Code - amend - nomination petitions and papers, office hours of offices of Prothonotary of the Commonwealth Court and Secretary of the Commonwealth on last day for withdrawing or filing nomination petitions, form of ballot

    Act 280 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  15. Vehicle Code - amend - red lights and horns on emergency vehicles of United States Armed Forces, right of way, penalty

    Act 281 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  16. Temporary State commission to study cultural institution fiscal needs law

    Act 282 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  17. Insurance Company Law of 1921 - amend - requiring approval by Insurance Commissioner for acquisition or offer of shares not requiring registration under section 12 of Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    Act 283 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  18. Credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance law - amend - insurance relating to certain credit transactions

    Act 284 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  19. Insurance Company Law of 1921 - amend - provisions regulated under Insurance Department Act of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one

    Act 285 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  20. State hospital center for children and youth law - amend - renamed Elizabethtown Hospital for Children and Youth

    Act 286 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  21. Underground Utility Line Protection Law

    Act 287 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  22. Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act - amend - Environmental Quality Board powers

    Act 288 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  23. Pennsylvania Redevelopment Area Economic Cooperation and Implementation Act - amend - industrial park loans, industrial park second mortgage, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority

    Act 289 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  24. Fire and Panic Act - amend - fee for plan examination

    Act 290 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  25. Elevator Regulation Law - amend - certain fees, submission of plans for approval

    Act 291 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  26. Municipal social service program expenditures authorization law

    Act 292 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  27. Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (20 Pa.C.S.) - amend - jurisdiction, incompetent, nonsuit, public record of death, forfeiture, validity of execution, will, distribution, personal representative, sequestered deposit, custodian, guardian, court, gifts

    Act 293 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  28. Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (20 Pa.C.S.) - amend - temporary fiduciaries, joinder, notice, liability

    Act 294 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  29. Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (20 Pa.C.S.) - amend - incompetent, power of attorney

    Act 295 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  30. Group Life Insurance Policy Law - amend - payment of premiums from funds contributed by insured persons

    Act 296 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  31. Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act - amend - persons or organizations exempt from registration

    Act 297 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  32. Township State Highway Law - amend - certain routes in Washington County

    Act 298 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  33. Vehicle Code - amend - messenger service, fee, penalty

    Act 299 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  34. Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - amend - weapons or implements for escape, penalties

    Act 300 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  35. Liquor Code - amend - identification cards

    Act 301 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  36. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - tax levy

    Act 302 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  37. Minimum Wage Act of 1968 - amend - tip, gratuity, minimum wage, overtime, exemptions, penalties

    Act 303 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  38. Government obligations interest rate limit removal law - amend - housing authorities

    Act 304 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  39. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Delaware County

    Act 305 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  40. Game Law - amend - killing game which destroys property, penalties

    Act 306 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  41. Barbers' License Law - amend - temporary registration

    Act 307 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  42. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in City of Philadelphia, City of Monessen, City of Monongahela and Centre County

    Act 308 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  43. Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law - amend - exemptions

    Act 309 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  44. Local Tax Enabling Act - amend - exemptions

    Act 310 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  45. Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Mine Act - amend - certificates of qualification, training, noncertified persons

    Act 311 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  46. Municipal Reapportionment Act

    Act 312 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  47. Insurance Company Law of 1921 - amend - variable life insurance, variable annuity, separate accounts, Insurance Commissioner regulatory authority, reserve liability

    Act 313 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  48. Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law - amend - charter amendment

    Act 314 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  49. Second Class Township Code - amend - supervisor vacancy, appointment of township solicitor

    Act 315 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  50. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Lackawanna County to Carbondale Redevelopment Authority

    Act 316 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  51. Domestic animal law - amend - equidae, penalty

    Act 317 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  52. Pennsylvania Human Relations Act - amend - discrimination by reason of handicap or disability, penalties, discrimination claim, interagency cooperation

    Act 318 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  53. Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act of 1974

    Act 319 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  54. Capital Budget Act for Fiscal Year 1972-1973, Public Improvement Project Itemization Supplement, Bicentennial Improvements

    Act 320 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  55. Capital budget public improvement project debt authorization law - amend - debt authorization, appropriation

    Act 321 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  56. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - Ethnic Heritage Studies Center, appropriation

    Act 322 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  57. Capital Budget Act of 1973-1974 Fiscal Year - amend - emergency public improvement project under Fire and Panic Act

    Act 323 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  58. Public Welfare Code - amend - State blind pension eligibility and amount

    Act 324 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  59. Prisoner Pre-release Plan Law - amend - release

    Act 325 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  60. Veterinary Medicine Practice Act

    Act 326 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  61. Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - amend - eavesdropping

    Act 327 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  62. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Butler County

    Act 328 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  63. Savings Association Code of 1967 - amend - powers, earnings on inactive accounts, certain limitation on aggregate of loans, development loan, urban renewal loan, mortgage, loan secured by chattel paper, securities, liquidation

    Act 329 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  64. State Highway Department Law - amend - certain deposit of savings accounts by contractor in lieu of payment

    Act 330 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  65. Fish Law of 1959 - amend - aquatic organisms, amphibians, reptiles, Executive Director regulatory authority, penalty for endangered species violations

    Act 331 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  66. Vehicle Code - amend - school bus registration fee, disposition of certain fines, penalty

    Act 332 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  67. Public highway excise tax law - amend - certain vehicles used to transport school children exempted

    Act 333 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  68. Vehicle Code - amend - commercial motor vehicle dealer's plate, penalty, certain fees

    Act 334 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  69. Liquor Code - amend - employment of minors

    Act 335 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  70. Borough Code - amend - sale of borough-owned property

    Act 336 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  71. Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act - amend - advisory committee, department powers and duties, applications and permits, processing solid waste collected from certain other states

    Act 337 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  72. Martin Luther King Day observance law

    Act 338 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  73. Public Welfare Code - amend - adoption opportunities

    Act 339 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  74. Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act - amend - prohibited acts, penalties

    Act 340 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  75. Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - amend - reference to certain repealed act

    Act 341 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  76. Insurance Company Law of 1921 - amend - mutual insurance company, certain assessments, prior written approval of Insurance Commissioner

    Act 342 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  77. Insurance Department Act of 1921 - amend - fines, civil penalty, violations by agent, solicitor or broker

    Act 343 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  78. Insurance Company Law of 1921 - amend - requisites for foreign insurance company or association to do business

    Act 344 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  79. Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - amend - authority of court in sentencing, alternatives, information, imposition, judicial action, sentencing council

    Act 345 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  80. Capital Budget Act for the Fiscal Years 1972-1974, Transportation Assistance Project Itemization Supplement

    Act 346 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  81. Governor and Lieutenant Governor Disability Procedure Law

    Act 347 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  82. Interstate Corrections Compact

    Act 348 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  83. Capital Budget Act for Fiscal Year 1974-1975, Public Improvement Project Itemization Supplement -- Department of Property and Supplies

    Act 349 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  84. Capital budget 1973-1974 public improvement project itemization law

    Act 350 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  85. Capital budget 1973-1974 public improvement project itemization law

    Act 351 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  86. Capital budget 1974-1975 public improvement project itemization law

    Act 352 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  87. Capital budget 1973-1974 public improvement project itemization law

    Act 353 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  88. Capital budget 1973-1974 public improvement project itemization law

    Act 354 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  89. Capital budget 1973-1974 public improvement project itemization law

    Act 355 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  90. Capital budget 1973-1974 public improvement project itemization law

    Act 356 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  91. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Act - amend - powers and duties, tax exemption, investment in agency guaranteed loans, appropriation

    Act 357 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  92. Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horse Racing Law - amend - State Horse Racing Commission, Pennsylvania Breeding Fund, Pennsylvania Breeding Fund Advisory Committee, purse money, official records, Pennsylvania Horse Breeder's Association advisory services

    Act 358 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  93. County Code - amend - exoneration of clerk of courts or county commissioners

    Act 359 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  94. Second Class County Code - amend - exoneration of clerk of courts or county commissioners

    Act 360 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  95. Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - amend - unlawful restraint, disposition of ransom

    Act 361 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  96. C.P.A. Law - amend - certification, registration, biennial permit, revocation, reinstatement, privileged communication, unlawful acts, injunction, evidence of practice, penalties

    Act 362 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  97. Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horse Racing Law - amend - Pennsylvania Fair Fund, Secretary of Agriculture duties

    Act 363 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  98. Pennsylvania Harness Racing Law - amend - license term, Sunday night racing, tax rate, disposition of funds, purse money, Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Fund

    Act 364 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  99. Insurance Department Act of 1921 - amend - lending institutions, public utilities or holding companies not to be licensed

    Act 365 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

  100. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in City of Chester, Delaware County

    Act 366 of 1974 · 1974 · Original text

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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.