---
type: "Bill"
title: "Solicitation of contributions; expands definition of 'solicitation,' terms of contracts."
description: "Solicitation of contributions; expands definition of 'solicitation,' terms of contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1748"
citation: "Virginia HB 1748 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Willett"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c692101-d8d7-4c7d-a7ae-a7502bd23137"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1748"
source_hash: "0609d48b560d58b519a1940fc4a05940e4232b4ac4c545a5a3a2e4a7c6b00acc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1748 (2023) — Solicitation of contributions; expands definition of 'solicitation,' terms of contracts.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0289** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0289)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23105994D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1748H1)
3. **HB1748ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1748ER)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102736D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1748)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Willett — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102736D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-09** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16** Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** Impact statement from DPB (HB1748)
- **2023-01-26** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- **2023-01-31** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-31** Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-31** Committee substitute printed 23105994D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-02** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-03** Committee substitute agreed to 23105994D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-03** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1748H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB1748H1)
- **2023-02-06** Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-06** VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-07** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-20** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-02-23** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1748ER) `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Impact statement from DPB (HB1748ER)
- **2023-02-23** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-25** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Approved by Governor-Chapter 289 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0289)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c692101-d8d7-4c7d-a7ae-a7502bd23137`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).