Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Statistics
Legislative Reference Bureau Production Statistics
Legislative Reference Bureau Historical Statistics
The Legislative Reference Bureau was established by the act of April 27, 1909 (P.L.208, No.143) with the primary goal of preparing thousands of bills, amendments, resolutions, and citations for introduction by the members of the Senate and House of Representatives during each two-year legislative session.
Beginning in 1909, James N. Moore worked tirelessly at the Bureau for 21 years, until his death in 1930.
The first Assistant Director, James McKirdy, was able to read 12 different languages and was able to fluently speak German.
The Library's files included over 5,000 pamphlets, 1,500 clippings, and 6,000 pieces of other typewritten material.
This issue was remedied by Director Cable by changing the filing practice. More than twenty years later, a customized, computerized bill drafting system was implemented to vastly improve the efficiency of bill and amendment preparation.
This was only half of the project, with a second volume planned for the regulations of the Department of Labor and Industry and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission but this was never completed because the act authorizing it was repealed.