THE BILL ITSELF
HB 1299
Caller Identification Information
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to caller identification information;
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creating s. 364.242, F.S.; prohibiting the
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transmission of misleading or inaccurate caller
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identification information; requiring a
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telecommunications company to provide the telephone
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number and location from which each telephone call
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originates; requiring a telecommunications company to
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block all telephone calls and text messages that
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contain manipulated caller identification information;
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providing exceptions; providing penalties; creating s.
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364.243, F.S.; defining the term "STIR/SHAKEN
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authentication framework"; requiring
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telecommunications companies to implement a framework
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to verify and authenticate caller identification
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information; requiring each telecommunications company
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to file a certification with the Federal
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Communications Commission; providing penalties;
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amending s. 365.176, F.S.; conforming provisions to
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changes made by the act; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 364.242, Florida Statutes, is created
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to read:
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364.242 Misleading or inaccurate caller identification.—
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(1) A person may not, in connection with a
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telecommunications company, cause a caller identification
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service as defined in s. 365.176 to knowingly transmit
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misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with
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the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything
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of value.
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(2) A telecommunications company must provide the
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telephone number and location from which each telephone call
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originates and must block all telephone calls and text messages
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that contain manipulated caller identification information that
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does not match such telephone number or location.
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(3) This section does not apply to transmissions in
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connection with:
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(a) Any authorized activity of a law enforcement agency;
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or
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(b) A court order that specifically authorizes
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manipulation of caller identification information.
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The commission shall determine additional exemptions from this
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section as it deems appropriate.
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(4) A telecommunications company may be held civilly
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liable and, notwithstanding s. 364.285(1), subject to a penalty
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of $250,000 if it is found to be in violation of this section.
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Section 2. Section 364.243, Florida Statutes, is created
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to read:
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364.243 Authentication framework implementation.—
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(1) As used in this section, the term "STIR/SHAKEN
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authentication framework" means the Secure Telephone Identity
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Revisited (STIR) and Signature-based Handling of Asserted
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Information Using toKENs (SHAKEN) standards proposed by the
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information and communications technology industry.
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(2) By July 1, 2027, the commission shall require every
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telecommunications company to implement the STIR/SHAKEN
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authentication framework or alternative technology that provides
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comparable or superior capability to verify and authenticate
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caller identification information in the Internet protocol
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networks of the telecommunications company.
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(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
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telecommunications company shall file a certification with the
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Federal Communications Commission that the company's traffic is
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either digitally verified by the STIR/SHAKEN authentication
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framework or subject to a compliant automated call mitigation
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program. The company shall provide a copy of such certification
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to the Attorney General or the commission upon request.
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(4) A telecommunications company may be held civilly
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liable and, notwithstanding s. 364.285(1), subject to a penalty
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of $250,000 if it is found to be in violation of this section.
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Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 365.176, Florida
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Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5) and amended, and a new
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subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
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365.176 Florida Call-Blocking Act.—
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(4) Under s. 364.242, providers must block calls that
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contain manipulated caller identification information that does
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not match the originating number or location of the call.
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(5)(4) For purposes of blocking calls from certain
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originating numbers as authorized and required in this section,
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a provider may rely on caller identification service information
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provided by the pooling administrator to determine the
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originating number.
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Section 4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026.