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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. Land and Water Conservation and Reclamation Act - amend - appropriation

    Act 310 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  2. Third Class County Assessment Board Law - amend - pension and retirement benefits for certain former city employees upon employment in county assessor office

    Act 311 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  3. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - expenses for attendance at intermediate unit annual convention

    Act 312 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  4. Second Class City Firemen Relief Law - amend - appointment and compensation of secretary-treasurer of board

    Act 313 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  5. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - school food programs

    Act 314 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  6. Tax Reform Code of 1971 - amend - interstate cooperation, agreements as to income tax

    Act 315 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  7. Public Welfare Code - amend - grants to county institution districts or their successors

    Act 316 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  8. Public Welfare Code - amend - Commonwealth payment of county expenses for care and maintenance of minors committed to youth development centers

    Act 317 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  9. Public Welfare Code - amend - Commonwealth payment of county expenses for care and maintenance of minors committed to forestry camps

    Act 318 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  10. Community College Act of 1963 - amend - taxation

    Act 319 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  11. Bloomsburg town limits and organization law - amend - taxation

    Act 320 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  12. Incorporated town nuisance removal law

    Act 321 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  13. Courts of justice organization law - amend - jury panels in fourth class counties

    Act 322 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  14. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - lease of buildings for school use, payment, reimbursement

    Act 323 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  15. Second Class City Policemen Relief Law - amend - supplemental benefits

    Act 324 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  16. Second Class City Firemen Relief Law - amend - supplemental benefits

    Act 325 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  17. Counties and townships law - amend - disposition of county fees

    Act 326 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  18. Game Law - amend - certain fees

    Act 327 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  19. Dog Law of 1965 - amend - use of certain fees by county

    Act 328 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  20. Judicial or recorded document tax collection and reporting law - amend - use of certain fees by county

    Act 329 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  21. Transfer Inheritance Tax Law - amend - disposition of fees received by registers of wills

    Act 330 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  22. Probates, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (20 Pa.C.S.) - amend - age of minority

    Act 331 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  23. National Scout Jamboree 1973 Lake Arthur special fishing permit law

    Act 332 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  24. Juvenile Act

    Act 333 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  25. Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - amend - original codification

    Act 334 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  26. Pennsylvania Blood Bank Act

    Act 335 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  27. Unemployment Compensation Law - amend - certain Unemployment Trust Fund moneys credited to the Commonwealth

    Act 336 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  28. Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act - amend - occupational disease, payment

    Act 337 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  29. State Lottery Law - amend - free local transit

    Act 338 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  30. Pennsylvania Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Law of 1967 - amend - free local transit

    Act 339 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  31. Tax Reform Code of 1971 - amend - tax collection by certain mobile home vendors

    Act 340 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  32. State Employes' Retirement Code of 1959 - amend - State retirement system credit for Philadelphia retirement system service

    Act 341 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  33. Vehicle Code - amend - trailers and semi-trailers, brake equipment, minimum engine capacity

    Act 342 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  34. Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963 - amend - limitation on time of obtaining judgment

    Act 343 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  35. Constable Fee Law - amend - fees

    Act 344 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  36. Alcoholism study and treatment law - amend - facilities at State institutions

    Act 345 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  37. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - technical institute

    Act 346 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  38. Adoption Act - amend - age and residence

    Act 347 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  39. Penal Code - amend - possession of key or device to open coin-operated mechanism, penalty

    Act 348 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  40. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - State Police Force

    Act 349 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  41. Vehicle Code - amend - penalties for certain violations involving certificates of inspection

    Act 350 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  42. Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 - amend - borrowing on obligations to be paid from lease rentals

    Act 351 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  43. County covenants to preserve land use law - amend - planning requirements, application to all counties

    Act 352 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  44. Pennsylvania Election Code - amend - notice of advertisements prior to election

    Act 353 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  45. Practical Nurse Law - amend - exclusions, education

    Act 354 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  46. Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act - amend - minerals, surface mining, operator, license fees

    Act 355 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  47. Charitable or religious gift law

    Act 356 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  48. Vehicle Code - amend - control of smoke from diesel-powered motor vehicles

    Act 357 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  49. Penal Code - amend - definitions, extortionate credit, criminal usury, loansharking

    Act 358 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  50. Industrial and Commercial Development Authority Law - amend - blight, pollution, purposes and powers, competition in award of contracts

    Act 359 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  51. Pennsylvania Fair Educational Opportunities Act - amend - sex-based discrimination, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission powers and duties

    Act 360 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  52. Soil Conservation Law - amend - State Conservation Commission, conservation districts, directors, transfer of commission from Department of Agriculture to Department of Environmental Resources

    Act 361 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  53. Parklands Payback Pilot Project Act

    Act 362 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  54. Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 - amend - escrow funds

    Act 363 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  55. Voluntary Nonprofit Health Service Act of 1972

    Act 364 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  56. National Guard and Naval Force of Pennsylvania survivor and dependent law - amend - pension increase, widowers

    Act 365 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  57. State Council of Civil Defense Act of 1951 - amend - immunity

    Act 366 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  58. Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraiser Act

    Act 367 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  59. Statutory definition of veteran to include Vietnam Conflict law

    Act 368 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  60. Farmers secured against losses caused by railroads in Erie County laws - repeal of laws

    Act 369 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  61. Vietnam Conflict Prisoners of War Compensation Act

    Act 370 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  62. Commonwealth Court Act - amend - election of judges

    Act 371 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  63. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety, payments by Commonwealth

    Act 372 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  64. Public School Code of 1949 - amend - payments to school districts for courses for exceptional children, guaranteed payments, appropriation

    Act 373 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  65. Pennsylvania Harness Racing Law - amend - calendar year for licensed corporations, tax, distribution by Secretary of Commerce

    Act 374 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  66. Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 - amend - power to appoint police officers

    Act 375 of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  67. Appropriation Laws 17A (General Appropriation Act of 1972)

    Appropriation Act of 1972 · 1972 · Original text

  68. Fire company and ambulance association equipment storm and flood damage assistance law

    Act 1 of 1972 (Special Session 1) · 1972 · Original text

  69. Industrial and Commercial Development Authority Law - amend - disaster relief project, sponsorship, approval

    Act 2 of 1972 (Special Session 1) · 1972 · Original text

  70. Eminent Domain Code - amend - measure of damages, highway projects

    Act 3 of 1972 (Special Session 1) · 1972 · Original text

  71. Storm and flood damage assistance law of 1972

    Act 4 of 1972 (Special Session 1) · 1972 · Original text

  72. Real estate tax abatement and special flood damage funds law

    Act 5 of 1972 (Special Session 1) · 1972 · Original text

  73. Concurrent Resolution rejecting part of Report of Commonwealth Compensation Commission

    Resolution of 1972 (Special Session 1) · 1972 · Original text

  74. 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 - special registration and reregistration where voter registration records were destroyed by floods

    Act 1 of 1972 (Special Session 2) · 1972 · Original text

  75. Liquor Code - amend - sales on certain special election days

    Act 1 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  76. 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 - registration dates

    Act 2 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  77. First Class City Permanent Registration Act - amend - registration dates

    Act 3 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  78. Legal Holiday Law - amend - Veterans' Day

    Act 4 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  79. Nursing Home Administrators License Act - amend - qualification for admission to examination

    Act 5 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  80. City State Highway Law - amend - certain routes in City of Reading

    Act 6 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  81. John Harris Memorial Bridge - official designation

    Act 7 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  82. Second Class County Code - amend - appropriations for legal aid services

    Act 8 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  83. Vehicle Code - amend - fees and exemption for certain new registrations, transfers or renewals

    Act 9 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  84. Borough Code - amend - expenses and mileage

    Act 10 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  85. Second Class Township Code - amend - expenses and mileage

    Act 11 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  86. Third Class County Jury Selection Law - amend - juror qualifications

    Act 12 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  87. Property 1971 and 1972 flood damage grant law

    Act 13 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  88. James S. Berger Lumber Museum - official designation

    Act 14 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  89. First Class Township Code - amend - expenses and mileage

    Act 15 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  90. Vehicle Code - amend - exempting firemen and garbage collectors from provisions regulating hanging or riding on outside of vehicle

    Act 16 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  91. General County Assessment Law - amend - exclusion of silos in determining farm values

    Act 17 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  92. Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law - amend - exclusion of silos in determining farm values

    Act 18 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  93. Second Class County Code - amend - retirement system contributions or allowances, appropriations, eligibility, previous service

    Act 19 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  94. George D. Stuart Bridge - official designation

    Act 20 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  95. Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Northampton County - amend - grantee, restriction

    Act 21 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  96. Third Class County Assessment Board Law - amend - change in assessment valuation due to flood damage

    Act 22 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  97. Capital budget public improvement project debt authorization law

    Act 23 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  98. Capital Budget Act for Fiscal Year 1972-1973, Public Improvement Project Itemization Supplement, Emergency Life Safety Code Improvements

    Act 24 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  99. Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (20 Pa.C.S.) - amend - retention of investments

    Act 25 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

  100. Administrative Code of 1929 - amend - State Transportation Advisory Committee ex officio members, designation of representative, notification

    Act 26 of 1973 · 1973 · Original text

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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.