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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. Consumer Discount Company Act - amend - licenses, license fees, company organization, charges, place of business, errors, revolving loan accounts, penalties

    Act 301 of 1970 · 1970 · Original text

  2. Unemployment Compensation Law - amend - establishing system to be administered by Department of Labor and Industry

    Act 1 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  3. Tax Reform Code

    Act 2 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  4. Senior Citizens Rebate and Assistance Act

    Act 3 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  5. Fiscal Code - amend - settlement, assessment, collection, lien of taxes, bonus and all other accounts due Commonwealth

    Act 4 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  6. Safety glazing materials use in buildings regulation law

    Act 5 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  7. Appellate Court Jurisdiction Act of 1970 - amend - appeals in inheritance and estate tax matters

    Act 6 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  8. First Class School District Liquor Sales Tax Act of 1971

    Act 7 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  9. Public Official Compensation Law - amend - fixing compensation of legislators, creating Commonwealth Compensation Commission

    Act 8 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  10. Right-to-Know Law - amend - changing definition of "public record"

    Act 9 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  11. Township State Highway Law - amend - changing route in New Britain Township, Bucks County

    Act 10 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  12. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - use and maintenance of Mansion on Edward Martin Military Reservation for Lieutenant Governor

    Act 11 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  13. Penal Code - amend - regulating actions concerning baby chickens, ducklings and other fowl and rabbits

    Act 12 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  14. Liquor Code - amend - transfer of retail dispenser licenses

    Act 13 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  15. Firemen, police, ambulance and rescue squad personnel emergency aid civil immunity law - amend - extending law to members of National Ski Patrol

    Act 14 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  16. Inheritance and Estate Tax Act of 1961 - amend - renunciation of transfer, termination of annuity or life estate, filing return, tax delinquency date, payment date

    Act 15 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  17. Divorce law - amend - regulating legitimacy of certain children

    Act 16 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  18. Children born out of wedlock law - amend - including certain children within the act

    Act 17 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  19. Game Law - amend - increasing from eight to ten the number of special dog training areas within a single county

    Act 18 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  20. Wills Act of 1947 - amend - construing wills regarding persons born out of wedlock

    Act 19 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  21. Estates Act of 1947 - amend - rights of persons born out of wedlock

    Act 20 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  22. Intestate Act of 1947 - amend - regulating descent from and through persons born out of wedlock

    Act 21 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  23. Liquor Code - amend - changing approval procedures for purchasing liquor and alcohol by Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board

    Act 22 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  24. Charitable Instruments Act of 1971

    Act 23 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  25. Government obligations interest rate limit removal law - amend - applicable to Urban Redevelopment Law, changing time limit

    Act 24 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  26. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - alternative methods equalizing tax levies among school districts

    Act 25 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  27. Coal and clay mine subsidence fund law - amend - bringing clay mines within scope of act

    Act 26 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  28. Liquor Code - amend - authorizing Sunday sales licenses

    Act 27 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  29. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Franklin County

    Act 28 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  30. Pennsylvania Election Code - amend - authorizing citizens age eighteen or over to vote

    Act 29 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  31. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Philadelphia

    Act 30 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  32. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - political subdivisions participation in state purchase contracts

    Act 31 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  33. Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law - amend - exemptions from personal taxes

    Act 32 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  34. Local Tax Enabling Act - amend - exemptions from certain taxes

    Act 33 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  35. Areas Tax Exemption Act

    Act 34 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  36. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - exemptions from per capita taxes

    Act 35 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  37. General County Assessment Law - amend - exemptions from personal taxes

    Act 36 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  38. Second Class County Assesment Law - amend - exemptions from occupation taxes

    Act 37 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  39. Vital Statistics Law of 1953 - amend - filing and issuing death and fetal death certificates

    Act 38 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  40. Community College Act of 1963 - amend - tuition charge

    Act 39 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  41. Public Utility Law - amend - requiring cutting of brush at railroad crossings

    Act 40 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  42. Judicial district designation law - amend - election and commissioning of judges for the composition of the thirty-ninth and fifty-first judicial districts

    Act 41 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  43. Reference and Arbitration Law - amend - changing the amount which may be arbitrated

    Act 42 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  44. Railroad employee wage payment law

    Act 43 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  45. Public Utility Law - amend - protection of railroad employes' interests

    Act 44 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  46. Philadelphia Municipal Court law - amend - changing criminal jurisdiction of the court and superseding part of Schedule to Article V of Constitution of Pennsylvania

    Act 45 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  47. Port of Philadelphia board of wardens supplement law - amend - regulating rates of pilotage and number of pilots

    Act 46 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  48. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - requiring tuberculosis tests for teachers, school employes and certain other persons

    Act 47 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  49. Easement - Commonwealth property in Montour County

    Act 48 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  50. Pymatuning Lake compact law - amend - operation of motor boats

    Act 49 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  51. Penal Code - amend - penalty for wilful obstructions to streams

    Act 50 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  52. Penal Code - amend - changing penalty for felling or converting trees

    Act 51 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  53. Penal Code - amend - changing penalty for injuring plants, trees, grains and other property

    Act 52 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  54. Fish Law of 1959 - amend - prohibiting borrowing of a license

    Act 53 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  55. Penal Code - amend - changing penalty for destroying or taking seeds or plants

    Act 54 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  56. Game Law - amend - hunting information for hunters

    Act 55 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  57. Fish Law of 1959 - amend - free fishing licenses to patients in county homes or hospitals

    Act 56 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  58. Vehicle Code - amend - nonpayment of fines and costs

    Act 57 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  59. Foster children hospitalization parent notification law

    Act 58 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  60. Penal Code - amend - malicious acts on private game preserve

    Act 59 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  61. County Code - amend - utilization of surface, subsurface and ground water resources

    Act 60 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  62. Third Class City Code - amend - regulation of electric wiring and plumbing; standard building, housing, fire prevention, electrical and plumbing codes

    Act 61 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  63. Second Class Township Code - amend - compensation of auditors

    Act 62 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  64. City State Highway Law - amend - adding route in City of Jeannette

    Act 63 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  65. Cooperative Agricultural Association Act - amend - increasing maximum dividend rate

    Act 64 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  66. Insurance Company Law of 1921 - amend - regulating insurance holding companies, prohibiting activities and providing penalties

    Act 65 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  67. Wild animal sale prohibition law

    Act 66 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  68. Game Law - amend - increasing fee for nonresident and alien hunters' licenses

    Act 67 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  69. Capital Budget Act for 1970-1971 - amend - removing limitation on expiration date

    Act 68 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  70. Penal Code - amend - defining state institution; trespassing and changing penalties

    Act 69 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  71. Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law - amend - use of tax proceeds by municipalities

    Act 70 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  72. Local Tax Enabling Act - amend - limiting amount of wages, commissions or earnings that may be deducted

    Act 71 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  73. Pledge of assets to secure deposit of public funds standardizing procedures law

    Act 72 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  74. Liquor Code 1971 amendment law - amend - adding an effective date

    Act 73 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  75. Disposition of Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Act

    Act 74 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  76. Snowmobile Law

    Act 75 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

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

    Act 76 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  78. Vehicle Code - amend - requiring slow moving vehicles to be equipped with a reflective device

    Act 77 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  79. Sickness and accident insurance discrimination prohibition law

    Act 78 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  80. Vehicle Code - amend - regulating blue lights used by volunteer firemen answering fire or emergency calls

    Act 79 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  81. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - authorizing bid bonds

    Act 80 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  82. Liquor Code - amend - imported liquor and transportation of wine

    Act 81 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  83. Pennsylvania Seed Act of 1965 - amend - regulating herb seeds, changing label requirements, conforming Uniform Recommended Seed Law, extending test dates

    Act 82 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  84. Pennsylvania Agricultural Lime Act - amend - defining agricultural liming, removing semi-annual ceiling, penalty for late returns

    Act 83 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  85. Pennsylvania Commercial Feed Law of 1966 - amend - conforming to model act and providing penalties

    Act 84 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  86. Pennsylvania Fertilizer Law of 1956 - amend - permanent registration of brands and grades of commercial fertilizers, licensing labeling and inspection fees, cancellation of distributors' licenses

    Act 85 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  87. Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 - amend - lease airport land

    Act 86 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  88. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - permanent standard limited certificates

    Act 87 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  89. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - annual accounting of sick leave, increasing maximum subsidy and minimum reimbursement per pupil, increasing payments to school districts, special assistance grants, editorial changes

    Act 88 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  90. Second Class Township Code - amend - reinspection of construction upon, across or in township roads

    Act 89 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  91. Vehicle Code - amend - maximum length

    Act 90 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  92. State Lottery Law

    Act 91 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  93. Parent Reimbursement Act for Nonpublic Education

    Act 92 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  94. Tax Reform Code of 1971 - amend - redefining terms, regulating taxing procedures and exclusions from tax, reducing rates, establishing exemptions, changing taxability, personal income tax

    Act 93 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  95. Government obligations tax exemption law

    Act 94 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  96. Pennsylvania Election Code - amend - voting at the time polls close

    Act 95 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  97. County Pension Law

    Act 96 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  98. Public Utility Realty Tax Act - amend - exempting certain property from tax

    Act 97 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  99. City Classification Law - amend - changing population requirement for second class A cities

    Act 98 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

  100. Pennsylvania Redevelopment Area Economic Cooperation and Implementation Act - amend - empowering Industrial Development Authorities in urban redevelopment areas to aid in financing industrial and commercial development projects

    Act 99 of 1971 · 1971 · Original text

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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.