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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.
2,762 laws of the 1970s
Constitution of 1968
Schuylkill County Council for Arts - general purposes
An Act making an appropriation to the Schuylkill County Council for Arts.
Appropriation Act 18A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1266 · Official record
Pennsylvania State University - instruction, student aid, etc.
A Supplement to the act of April 1, 1863 (P. L. 213, No. 227), entitled "An act to accept the grant of Public Lands, by the United States, to the several states, for the endowment of Agricultural Colleges," making appropriations for carrying the same into effect, providing for a basis for payments of such appropriations and providing a method of accounting for the funds appropriated.
Appropriation Act 19A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1267 · Official record
University of Pittsburgh - instruction, student aid, etc.
A Supplement to the act of July 28, 1966 (3rd Sp. Sess., P. L. 87, No. 3), entitled "An act providing for the establishment and operation of the University of Pittsburgh ***" making appropriations for carrying the same into effect, providing for a basis for payments of such appropriations, and providing a method of accounting for the funds appropriated.
Appropriation Act 20A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1268 · Official record
Temple University - instruction, student aid, etc.
A Supplement to the act of November 30, 1965 (P. L. 843, No. 355), entitled "An act providing for the establishment and operation of Temple University ***" making appropriations for carrying the same into effect, providing for a basis for payments of such appropriation and providing a method of accounting for the funds appropriated.
Appropriation Act 21A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1269 · Official record
Lincoln University - operation, student aid, etc.
A Supplement to the act of July 7, 1972 (P. L. 743, No. 176), entitled "An act providing for the establishment and operation of Lincoln University as an instrumentality of the Commonwealth to serve as a State-related institution in the higher education system of the Commonwealth; *** requiring the President to make an annual report of the operations of Lincoln University," making appropriations for carrying the same into effect, providing for a basis for payments of such appropriation, and providing for a method of accounting for the funds appropriated.
Appropriation Act 22A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1270 · Official record
Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture - instruction and student aid
An Act making an appropriation to the Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture at Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 23A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1271 · Official record
Drexel University - instruction and student aid
An Act making an appropriation to the Trustees of Drexel University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 24A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1272 · Official record
Hahnemann Medical College - instruction and student aid
An Act making an appropriation to the Trustees of the Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 25A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1273 · Official record
Thomas Jefferson University - instruction and student aid
An Act making an appropriation to the Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 26A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1274 · Official record
University of Pennsylvania - instruction, student aid, etc.
An Act making an appropriation to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 27A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1276 · Official record
Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine - instruction
An Act making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 28A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1277 · Official record
Pennsylvania College of Optometry - instruction
An Act making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 29A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1278 · Official record
Philadelphia College of Art - instruction and student aid
An Act making an appropriation to the Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 30A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1279 · Official record
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - instruction
An Act making an appropriation to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 31A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1280 · Official record
Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science - instruction and student aid
An Act making an appropriation to the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science.
Appropriation Act 32A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1281 · Official record
Philadelphia College of Performing Arts - operation and student aid
An Act making an appropriation to the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for maintenance and general operation and student aid.
Appropriation Act 33A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1282 · Official record
Berean Training and Industrial School at Philadelphia - operation and purchases
An Act making appropriations to the Trustees of the Berean Training and Industrial School at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 34A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1283 · Official record
Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School - maintenance
An Act making an appropriation to the Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School, Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 35A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1284 · Official record
Johnson School of Technology of Scranton - maintenance and student aid
An Act making an appropriation to the Johnson School of Technology of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 36A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1285 · Official record
Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades in Delaware County - maintenance
An Act making an appropriation to the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 37A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1286 · Official record
Fox Chase Institute for Cancer Research Philadelphia - operation
An Act making an appropriation to the Fox Chase Institute for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, for the operation and maintenance of the cancer research program.
Appropriation Act 38A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1288 · Official record
Wistar Institute Research Philadelphia - operation
An Act making an appropriation to the Wistar Institute-Research, Philadelphia, for the operation and maintenance of the institute.
Appropriation Act 39A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1289 · Official record
Lankenau Hospital Philadelphia - research
An Act making an appropriation to Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia for research.
Appropriation Act 40A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1290 · Official record
University of Pennsylvania - cardio-vascular studies
An Act making an appropriation to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania for cardio-vascular studies.
Appropriation Act 41A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1291 · Official record
St. Francis Hospital Pittsburgh - cardio-vascular studies
An Act making an appropriation to St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh.
Appropriation Act 42A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1292 · Official record
Inglis House of Philadelphia - detection of neurological diseases
An Act making an appropriation to Inglis House of Philadelphia.
Appropriation Act 43A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1293 · Official record
Christopher's Hospital of Philadelphia - treatment of physically disabling diseases
An Act making an appropriation to St. Christopher
Appropriation Act 44A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1294 · Official record
Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh - treatment of cerebral dysfunction
An Act making an appropriation to the Children
Appropriation Act 45A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1295 · Official record
Lancaster Cleft Palate - treatment
An Act making an appropriation to the Lancaster Cleft Palate.
Appropriation Act 46A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1296 · Official record
Pittsburgh Cleft Palate - treatment
An Act making an appropriation to the Pittsburgh Cleft Palate.
Appropriation Act 47A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1297 · Official record
Jefferson Medical College and Hospital - Tay-Sachs disease program
An Act making an appropriation to the Trustees of the Jefferson Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia for a comprehensive program relating to Tay-Sachs disease.
Appropriation Act 48A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1298 · Official record
Central Penn Oncology Group - general purposes
An Act making an appropriation to the Central Penn Oncology Group.
Appropriation Act 49A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1299 · Official record
Burn Foundation of Greater Delaware Valley - treatment
An Act making an appropriation to the Burn Foundation of Greater Delaware Valley.
Appropriation Act 50A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1301 · Official record
Sunshine Foundation, Philadelphia - chronically and terminally ill children
An Act making an appropriation to the Sunshine Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for chronically and terminally ill children.
Appropriation Act 51A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1302 · Official record
University of Pennsylvania - museum maintenance and purchases
An Act making an appropriation to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania for the general maintenance and operation of the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
Appropriation Act 52A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1303 · Official record
Carnegie Museum at Pittsburgh - maintenance and purchases
An Act making an appropriation to the Carnegie Museum at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for maintenance and purchase of apparatus, supplies and equipment.
Appropriation Act 53A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1304 · Official record
Franklin Institute at Philadelphia - maintenance
An Act making an appropriation to the Franklin Institute of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 54A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1305 · Official record
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia - maintenance and purchases
An Act making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 55A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1306 · Official record
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - maintenance
An Act making an appropriation to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 56A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1307 · Official record
Philadelphia Civil Center Museum - maintenance and purchases
An Act making an appropriation to the Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, for maintenance and the purchase of apparatus, supplies and equipment.
Appropriation Act 57A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1308 · Official record
Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science Pittsburgh - operation
An Act making an appropriation to the Trustees of the Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 58A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1309 · Official record
Philadelphia Museum of Art - educational program for school children
An Act making an appropriation to the Division of Education of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 59A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1310 · Official record
Allentown Museum of Art - general purposes
An Act making an appropriation to the Allentown Museum of Art at Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 60A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1311 · Official record
Pittsburgh Association for the Blind - services to the blind
An Act making an appropriation to the Pittsburgh Association for the Blind.
Appropriation Act 61A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1312 · Official record
Beacon Lodge Camp - services to the blind
An Act making an appropriation to the Beacon Lodge Camp.
Appropriation Act 62A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1313 · Official record
Delaware County Center for the Blind - services to the blind
An Act making an appropriation to the Delaware County Center for the Blind.
Appropriation Act 63A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1314 · Official record
Rudolphy Residence for the Blind - services to the blind
An Act making an appropriation to the Rudolphy Residence for the Blind.
Appropriation Act 64A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1316 · Official record
Arsenal Family and Children's Center - general purposes
An Act making an appropriation to the Arsenal Family and Children
Appropriation Act 65A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1317 · Official record
United Cerebral Palsy of Lackawanna County - programs for physically disabling diseases
An Act making an appropriation to the United Cerebral Palsy of Lackawanna County, Scranton.
Appropriation Act 66A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1318 · Official record
United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburgh and vicinity - programs for disabling diseases
An Act making an appropriation to the United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburgh and vicinity, Pittsburgh.
Appropriation Act 67A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1319 · Official record
United Cerebral Palsy of Lehigh Valley - programs for physically disabling diseases
An Act making an appropriation to the United Cerebral Palsy of Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem.
Appropriation Act 68A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1320 · Official record
United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Pennsylvania - programs for physically disabling diseases
An Act making an appropriation to the United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Pennsylvania, Erie.
Appropriation Act 69A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1321 · Official record
Prospectus Associates, Inc., Reading - programs for physically disabling diseases
An Act making an appropriation to Prospectus Associates Inc., Reading.
Appropriation Act 70A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1322 · Official record
United Cerebral Palsy of Schuylkill County - programs for physically disabling diseases
An Act making an appropriation to the United Cerebral Palsy of Schuylkill County, Pottsville.
Appropriation Act 71A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1323 · Official record
Gettysburg United Cerebral Palsy of South Central Pennsylvania - programs for physically disabling diseases
An Act making an appropriation to the Gettysburg United Cerebral Palsy of South Central Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 72A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1324 · Official record
Blair County Society for Crippled Children and Adults - general purposes
An Act making an appropriation to the Blair County Society for Crippled Children and Adults.
Appropriation Act 73A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1325 · Official record
University of Pittsburgh - Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
An Act making an appropriation to the Trustees of the University of Pittsburgh for the general maintenance and operation of the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.
Appropriation Act 74A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1326 · Official record
Reading School District - operation of public museum
An Act making an appropriation to the Reading School District for the operation of a public museum.
Appropriation Act 75A of 1979 · July 20, 1979 · HB 1334 · Official record
Greater Pittsburgh Guild For the Blind - services
An Act making an appropriation to the Greater Pittsburgh Guild for the Blind, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the provision of services to the blind.
Appropriation Act 76A of 1979 · November 8, 1979 · SB 234 · Official record
Medical College of Pennsylvania - instruction, student aid, etc.
An Act making an appropriation to The Medical College of Pennsylvania, East Falls, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 77A of 1979 · November 20, 1979 · HB 1275 · Official record
1979 Federal Augmentation Appropriation Act - changing and adding appropriations
An Act amending the "Federal Augmentation Appropriation Act of 1979," approved July 4, 1979 (No. 10A), changing appropriations and adding appropriations.
Appropriation Act 78A of 1979 · December 21, 1979 · HB 1905 · Official record
Department of Public Welfare - purchase of social services
An Act making an appropriation to the Department of Public Welfare for the purchase of social services.
Appropriation Act 79A of 1979 · December 21, 1979 · HB 1632 · Official record
By decade
Constitution of 18741874–1967
Constitution of 17761776–1789
- 1780s 567
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.