Current Statutes
Pennsylvania statutes are first released in a chronological version as passed by the legislature in the Laws of Pennsylvania and then codified (arranged by subject). There are both official versions produced by the State and commercial versions of both,
Chronological statutes
- Unconsolidated StatutesThe Laws of Pennsylvania, as passed by the General Assembly from 1700-to date
- Laws of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed at the session of ...Publication Date: 1803-to the presentChronological version of laws as passed by the Pennsylvania legislature.
Codified Statutes
- Consolidated StatutesFree version available from the PA General Assembly.
- Purdon's Pennsylvania statutes, annotatedPrint version of title linked above with annotations to case law and statutory history.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowUsing the drop down "menu" at the top of the page and select "all sources". Using the facet on the left side of the page - expand jurisdiction and select Pennsylvania. Look for PA - Pennsylvania Statutes, Annotated. You can either search this publication by adding it as a "source filter" or browse by clicking on the link "Table of Contents - PA - Pennsylvania Statutes, Annotated". Penn State ID needed
Historical Sources for Statutes
- Pennsylvania Session LawsConsisting of 3 collections: The Statutes at Large (1682-1809), Smiths Laws (1700-1802), and Pamphlet Laws (1802-1806 AND 1960-2009)
- Unconsolidated StatutesFree version from the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Not complete, but has major statutes back to 1700. Scroll down page to choose year.
Bills and Other Congressional Documents
- Bills and Amendments [Pennsylvania General Assembly]Find Pennsylvania Congressional Bills and Amendments back to the 1969-1970 regular session.
Legislation that is still moving through the Legislature or which very recently passed is also available online:
- Pennsylvania State Senate- Find the schedule for upcoming committee meetings and roll call votes.
- Watch the Pennsylvania Senate sessions live.
- Find Pennsylvania Senator biographies and contact information.
- Find the Senate Legislative Journals back to 1963. - Pennsylvania House of Representatives- Find the schedule for upcoming committee meetings and roll call votes
- Watch the Pennsylvania House sessions live
- Find Pennsylvania Representative biographies and contact information
- Find the House Legislative Journals back to 1949