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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.
1,744 laws of the 2000s
Constitution of 1968
Conveyances - Commonwealth property in Canaan Township, Wayne County, and in City of Altoona, Blair County
An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the Waymart Area Historical Society, or its assigns, certain land, buildings and improvements situate in the Township of Canaan, Wayne County; and authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Altoona Regional Health System certain lands situate in the City of Altoona, Blair County.
Act 43 of 2009 · September 18, 2009 · HB 348 · Official record
Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act - omnibus amendments
An Act amending the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1005, No.205), known as the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act, amending the title of the act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in preliminary provisions, providing for methodology; in municipal pension plan actuarial reporting, further providing for contents of actuarial valuation report and providing for actuarial asset valuation and for revised actuarial valuation report; in minimum funding standard for municipal pension plans, further providing for minimum funding standard and defined benefit plans self-insured in whole or in part; in revisions applicable to municipal pension fund financing, further providing for revision of financing from State revenue sources and General Municipal Pension System State Aid Program; in financially distressed municipal pension plan determination procedure, further providing for initiation of distress determination, for pension plans to be included in determination and for determination procedure; in financially distressed municipal pension system recovery program, further providing for application, for election determination procedures, for recovery program level I, for recovery program level II, for recovery program level III, for remedies, for supplemental State assistance program and fund and for regulations; providing for standards for municipal pension systems; in alternative funding mechanisms, making an editorial change, further providing for alternative funding mechanism and providing for cities of the first class and for special taxing authority; providing for deferred retirement option plans; and making a related repeal.
Act 44 of 2009 · September 18, 2009 · HB 1828 · Official record
Massage Therapy Law - qualification for licensure and for other professions
An Act amending the act of October 9, 2008 (P.L.1438, No.118), known as the Massage Therapy Law, further providing for qualification for licensure and for other professions.
Act 45 of 2009 · September 18, 2009 · SB 925 · Official record
Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Ryan Township, Schuylkill County
An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Corrections, to grant and convey to Schuylkill County certain lands situate in Ryan Township, Schuylkill County.
Act 46 of 2009 · October 9, 2009 · HB 792 · Official record
Fred B. Rooney Highway and William Henry Atherton Bridge - designations
An Act designating a portion of PA Route 378 in Bethlehem, Lehigh County, as the Fred B. Rooney Highway; and designating the bridge that carries State Route 1008, known as Henry Road, over Bushkill Creek in Bushkill Township, Northampton County, as the William Henry Atherton Bridge.
Act 47 of 2009 · October 9, 2009 · HB 1468 · Official record
Tax Reform Code of 1971 - omnibus amendments
An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions, for time for filing returns and for time of payment; in personal income tax, further providing for classes of income, reenacting provisions on contributions and further providing for operational provisions and for payment of withheld taxes; in corporate net income tax, further providing for definitions; in capital stock franchise tax, further providing for definitions and reports, for imposition and for expiration; in gross receipts tax, further providing for imposition; in cigarette tax, further providing for definitions, for incidence and rate, for floor tax, for liability for collection of tax, for the Health Care Provider Retention Account, for stamp to evidence tax and for commissions on sales and providing for return and payment of tax for unstamped cigarettes and further providing for sales of unstamped cigarettes, for possession of unstamped cigarettes and for other violations; in research and development tax credit, further providing for carrying of credit; providing for educational improvement tax credit; repealing tax amnesty provisions; providing for reduction of tax credits; providing for tax amnesty for fiscal year 2009-2010; providing for penalties for corporate officers and for examination of books and records; and making related repeals.
Act 48 of 2009 · October 9, 2009 · HB 1531 · Official record
Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) and Law and Justice (44 Pa.C.S.) and Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments
An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 44 (Law and Justice) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, consolidating the law relating to constables; in Title 42, further providing for deposits into the Judicial System Augmentation Account and providing for surcharges; in Title 44, repealing obsolete provisions on recidivism and revising provisions on second and third class cities, on boroughs, on townships, on the Constables
Act 49 of 2009 · October 9, 2009 · HB 1607 · Official record
The Fiscal Code - omnibus amendments
An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, providing for method of filing; further providing for the definition of "cigarettes"; providing for the definition of "little cigars"; establishing the independent fiscal office; further providing for notice and publication of lists of property subject to custody and control of the Commonwealth; providing for borrowing for capital facilities and for oil and gas wells; further providing for the State Workers
Act 50 of 2009 · October 9, 2009 · HB 1614 · Official record
Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act - death benefit eligibility
An Act amending the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424, No.101), referred to as the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act, further providing for death benefit eligibility; and repealing certain provisions of the Municipal Police Pension Law and the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act.
Act 51 of 2009 · October 9, 2009 · SB 369 · Official record
Rural Pennsylvania Revitalization Act - board of directors and grants
An Act amending the act of June 30, 1987 (P.L.163, No.16), known as the Rural Pennsylvania Revitalization Act, in Center for Rural Pennsylvania, further providing for board of directors and for grants.
Act 52 of 2009 · October 9, 2009 · SB 607 · Official record
Capital Budget and Project Itemization Act of 2009-2010
An Act providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 2009-2010; itemizing transportation assistance projects to be constructed or acquired or assisted by the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation, together with their estimated financial costs; authorizing the incurring of debt without the approval of the electors for the purpose of financing the projects to be constructed, acquired or assisted by the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation; stating the estimated useful life of the projects; and making appropriations.
Act 53 of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · HB 1418 · Official record
Public Welfare Code - omnibus amendments
An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, in general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, providing for determining whether applicants are veterans; in public assistance, further providing for establishment of county boards and expenses, for lifetime limit and for prohibited use of public assistance funds; further defining "exempt hospital" and "general acute care hospital"; further providing for authorization, for administration, for no hold harmless, for tax exemption and for cessation; and providing for fraud reporting to Inspector General.
Act 54 of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 47 · Official record
Trooper Joshua D. Miller Memorial Highway - designation
An Act designating Route 611, from Main Street in the Village of Tobyhanna to Interstate 380 in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, as the Trooper Joshua D. Miller Memorial Highway.
Act 55 of 2009 · December 22, 2009 · SB 1070 · Official record
General Appropriation Act of 2009 - enactment (line item veto)
An Act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, for certain institutions and organizations, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009; to provide appropriations from the State Lottery Fund, the Energy Conservation and Assistance Fund, the Hazardous Material Response Fund, The State Stores Fund, the Milk Marketing Fund, the Home Investment Trust Fund, the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund, the Tuition Payment Fund, the Banking Department Fund, the Firearm Records Check Fund, the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority Fund and the Tobacco Settlement Fund to the Executive Department; to provide appropriations from the Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account to the Judicial Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010; to provide appropriations from the Motor License Fund for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, for the proper operation of the several departments of the Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State Police authorized to spend Motor License Fund moneys; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive Department of the Commonwealth and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009; to provide for the additional appropriation of Federal and State funds from the General Fund, from the State Lottery Fund and from the Tobacco Settlement Fund for the Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the fiscal year July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008; and making interfund transfers for the fiscal year July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009.
Appropriation Act 1A of 2009 · August 5, 2009 · SB 850 · Official record
Public School Employees' Retirement Board - administrative expenses, etc.
An Act making an appropriation from the Public School Employees
Appropriation Act 2A of 2009 · August 12, 2009 · HB 1419 · Official record
State Employees' Retirement Board - administrative expenses, etc.
An Act making an appropriation from the State Employees
Appropriation Act 3A of 2009 · August 12, 2009 · HB 1420 · Official record
Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs - operation of professional licensure boards
An Act making appropriations from the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account and from restricted revenue accounts within the General Fund to the Department of State for use by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in support of the professional licensure boards assigned thereto.
Appropriation Act 4A of 2009 · August 12, 2009 · HB 1421 · Official record
Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Community and Economic Development - administer workers compensation, occupational diseases and Office of Small Business Advocate
An Act making appropriations from the Workmen
Appropriation Act 5A of 2009 · August 12, 2009 · HB 1422 · Official record
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission - operation
An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund and from Federal augmentation funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Appropriation Act 6A of 2009 · August 12, 2009 · HB 1423 · Official record
Office of Consumer Advocate - operation
An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Consumer Advocate in the Office of Attorney General.
Appropriation Act 7A of 2009 · August 12, 2009 · HB 1424 · Official record
Office of Small Business Advocate - operation
An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of Community and Economic Development.
Appropriation Act 8A of 2009 · August 12, 2009 · HB 1425 · Official record
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board - operations
An Act making appropriations from the restricted revenue accounts within the State Gaming Fund and from the State Gaming Fund to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the Department of Revenue, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Attorney General for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.
Appropriation Act 9A of 2009 · August 19, 2009 · HB 1663 · Official record
General Appropriation Act of 2009
An Act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, for certain institutions and organizations, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009; to provide appropriations from the State Lottery Fund, the Energy Conservation and Assistance Fund, the Aviation Restricted Revenue Account, the Hazardous Material Response Fund, The State Stores Fund, the Milk Marketing Fund, the Home Investment Trust Fund, the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund, the Tuition Payment Fund, the Banking Department Fund, the Firearm Records Check Fund, the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority Fund and the Tobacco Settlement Fund to the Executive Department; to provide appropriations from the Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account to the Judicial Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010; to provide appropriations from the Motor License Fund for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, for the proper operation of the several departments of the Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State Police authorized to spend Motor License Fund moneys; to provide for the appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive Department of the Commonwealth and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009; to provide for the additional appropriation of Federal and State funds from the General Fund, from the State Lottery Fund and from the Tobacco Settlement Fund for the Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the fiscal year July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008; and making interfund transfers for the fiscal year July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009.
Appropriation Act 10A of 2009 · October 9, 2009 · HB 1416 · Official record
University of Pittsburgh - education and general expenses
A Supplement to the act of July 28, 1966 (3rd Sp.Sess., P.L.87, No.3), known as the University of Pittsburgh--Commonwealth Act, making appropriations for carrying the same into effect; and providing for a basis for payments of such appropriations, for a method of accounting for the funds appropriated and for certain fiscal information disclosure.
Appropriation Act 11A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1036 · Official record
Temple University - education and general expenses
A Supplement to the act of November 30, 1965 (P.L.843, No.355), known as the Temple University--Commonwealth Act, 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 and for certain fiscal information disclosure.
Appropriation Act 12A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1037 · Official record
Lincoln University - education and general expenses
A Supplement to the act of July 7, 1972 (P.L.743, No.176), known as the Lincoln University-Commonwealth Act, making an appropriation for carrying the same into effect; providing for a basis for payments of the appropriation; and providing a method of accounting for the funds appropriated and for certain fiscal information disclosure.
Appropriation Act 13A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1038 · Official record
University of Pennsylvania - education and general expenses, University of Pennsylvania Museum apparatus and equipment
An Act making an appropriation to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.
Appropriation Act 14A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1039 · Official record
Pennsylvania State University - education and general expenses, Pennsylvania College of Technology
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; and providing for a basis for payments of such appropriations, for a method of accounting for the funds appropriated and for certain fiscal information disclosure.
Appropriation Act 15A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1040 · Official record
Drexel University - instruction and student aid
An Act making an appropriation to the Trustees of Drexel University, Philadelphia.
Appropriation Act 16A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1093 · Official record
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - instruction in doctor of osteopathy program
An Act making an appropriation to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia.
Appropriation Act 17A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1094 · Official record
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - instruction in doctor of osteopathy program
An Act making an appropriation to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie.
Appropriation Act 18A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1095 · Official record
Salus University - instructional expenses
An Act making an appropriation to Salus University, Philadelphia.
Appropriation Act 19A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1096 · Official record
University of the Arts - instruction and student aid
An Act making an appropriation to the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, for instruction and student aid.
Appropriation Act 20A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1097 · Official record
Johnson Technical Institute of Scranton - operation and maintenance expenses
An Act making an appropriation to the Johnson Technical Institute of Scranton for operation and maintenance expenses.
Appropriation Act 21A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1098 · Official record
Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades - operation and maintenance expenses
An Act making an appropriation to the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades in Delaware County for operation and maintenance expenses.
Appropriation Act 22A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1099 · Official record
Fox Chase Institute for Cancer Research - operation and maintenance of cancer research program
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 23A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1100 · Official record
Wistar Institute - operation and maintenance expenses and AIDS research
An Act making appropriations to the Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, for operation and maintenance expenses and for AIDS research.
Appropriation Act 24A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1101 · Official record
Central Penn Oncology Group - operation
An Act making an appropriation to the Central Penn Oncology Group.
Appropriation Act 25A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1102 · Official record
Lancaster Cleft Palate - outpatient-inpatient treatment
An Act making an appropriation to Lancaster Cleft Palate for outpatient-inpatient treatment.
Appropriation Act 26A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1103 · Official record
Burn Foundation, Philadelphia - outpatient and inpatient treatment
An Act making an appropriation to the Burn Foundation, Philadelphia, for outpatient and inpatient treatment.
Appropriation Act 27A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1104 · Official record
The Children's Institute - treatment and rehabilitation of certain persons with disabling diseases
An Act making an appropriation to The Children
Appropriation Act 28A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1105 · Official record
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - comprehensive patient care and general maintenance and operation
An Act making an appropriation to The Children
Appropriation Act 29A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1106 · Official record
Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation - Colleges of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing and Health Professions for continuation of pediatric services
An Act making an appropriation to the Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation for the Colleges of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing and Health Professions for continuation of pediatric services.
Appropriation Act 30A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1107 · Official record
Beacon Lodge Camp - services to the blind
An Act making an appropriation to the Beacon Lodge Camp.
Appropriation Act 31A of 2009 · December 17, 2009 · SB 1108 · 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.