Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1299: Caller Identification Information
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Prohibits transmission of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information; requires telecommunications company to provide telephone number & location from which each telephone call originates; requires telecommunications company to block all telephone calls & text messages that contain manipulated caller identification information; provides exceptions; requires telecommunications companies to implement framework to verify & authenticate caller identification information; requires each telecommunications company to file certification with Federal Communications Commission.
What the bill says
An act relating to caller identification information; creating s. 364.242, F.S.; prohibiting the transmission of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information; requiring a telecommunications company to provide the telephone number and location from which each telephone call originates; requiring a telecommunications company to block all telephone calls and text messages that contain manipulated caller identification information; providing exceptions; providing penalties; creating s. 364.243, F.S.; defining the term "STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework"…
From the introduced text, January 8, 2026:
An act relating to caller identification information; creating s. 364.242, F.S.; prohibiting the transmission of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information; requiring a telecommunications company to provide the telephone number and location from which each telephone call originates; requiring a telecommunications company to block all telephone calls and text messages that contain manipulated caller identification information; providing exceptions; providing penalties; creating s. 364.243, F.S.; defining the term "STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework"; requiring telecommunications companies to implement a framework to verify and authenticate caller identification information; requiring each telecommunications company to file a certification with the Federal Communications Commission; providing penalties; amending s. 365.176, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 364.242, Florida Statutes, is created to read: HB 1299 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1299-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES 364.242 Misleading or inaccurate caller identification.— (1) A person may not, in connection with a telecommunications company, cause a caller identification service as defined in s. 365.176 to knowingly transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value. (2) A telecommunications company must provide the telephone number and location from which each telephone call originates and …
Sponsors
- Kevin Steele (R, 55) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- : Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- : Referred to Commerce Committee
- : Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1299?
- H1299 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Caller Identification Information.
- What does H1299 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to caller identification information; creating s. 364.242, F.S.; prohibiting the transmission of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information; requiring a telecommunications company to provide the telephone number and location from which each telephone call originates; requiring a telecommunications company to block all telephone calls and text messages that contain manipulated caller identification information; providing exceptions; providing penalties; creating s. 364.243, F.S.; defining the term "STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework"…
- What is the status of H1299?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1299?
- Kevin Steele (R, 55).
- Where is the official record for H1299?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1299
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