Florida SB 1516: Organ Donation

Bill Text

1516 
Caller Identification Information 
2026-01-08T11:36:06Z 
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; defining the term “STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework”; requiring each telecommunications company to file a certification with the Federal Communications Commission, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-10-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1516 

 By Senator Garcia 

 36-01313A-26 20261516__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to caller identification information; 
 3 creating s. 364.242, F.S.; prohibiting the 
 4 transmission of misleading or inaccurate caller 
 5 identification information; requiring a 
 6 telecommunications company to provide the telephone 
 7 number and location from which each telephone call 
 8 originates; requiring a telecommunications company to 
 9 block all telephone calls and text messages that 
 10 contain manipulated caller identification information; 
 11 providing applicability; providing penalties; creating 
 12 s. 364.243, F.S.; defining the term “STIR/SHAKEN 
 13 authentication framework”; requiring 
 14 telecommunications companies to implement a framework 
 15 to verify and authenticate caller identification 
 16 information; requiring each telecommunications company 
 17 to file a certification with the Federal 
 18 Communications Commission; providing penalties; 
 19 amending s. 365.176, F.S.; conforming provisions to 
 20 changes made by the act; providing an effective date. 
 21 
 22 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 23 
 24 Section 1. Section 364.242, Florida Statutes, is created to 
 25 read: 
 26 364.242 Misleading or inaccurate caller identification.— 
 27 (1) A person may not, in connection with a 
 28 telecommunications company, cause a caller identification 
 29 service as defined in s. 365.176 to knowingly transmit 
 30 misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with 
 31 the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything 
 32 of value. 
 33 (2) A telecommunications company must provide the telephone 
 34 number and location from which each telephone call originates 
 35 and must block all telephone calls and text messages that 
 36 contain manipulated caller identification information that does 
 37 not match such telephone number or location. 
 38 (3) This section does not apply to transmissions in 
 39 connection with: 
 40 (a) Any authorized activity of a law enforcement agency; or 
 41 (b) A court order that specifically authorizes manipulation 
 42 of caller identification information. 
 43 
 44 The commission shall determine additional exemptions from this 
 45 section as it deems appropriate. 
 46 (4) A telecommunications company may be held civilly liable 
 47 and, notwithstanding s. 364.285(1), subject to a penalty of 
 48 $250,000 if it is found to be in violation of this section. 
 49 Section 2. Section 364.243, Florida Statutes, is created to 
 50 read: 
 51 364.243 Authentication framework implementation.— 
 52 (1) As used in this section, the term “STIR/SHAKEN 
 53 authentication framework” means the Secure Telephone Identity 
 54 Revisited (STIR) and Signature-based Handling of Asserted 
 55 Information Using toKENs (SHAKEN) standards proposed by the 
 56 information and communications technology industry. 
 57 (2) By July 1, 2027, the commission shall require every 
 58 telecommunications company to implement the STIR/SHAKEN 
 59 authentication framework or an alternative technology that 
 60 provides comparable or superior capability to verify and 
 61 authenticate caller identification information in the Internet 
 62 protocol networks of the telecommunications company. 
 63 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
 64 telecommunications company shall file a certification with the 
 65 Federal Communications Commission that the company’s traffic is 
 66 either digitally verified by the STIR/SHAKEN authentication 
 67 framework or subject to a compliant automated call mitigation 
 68 program. The company shall provide a copy of such certification 
 69 to the Attorney General or the commission upon request. 
 70 (4) A telecommunications company may be held civilly liable 
 71 and, notwithstanding s. 364.285(1), subject to a penalty of 
 72 $250,000 if it is found to be in violation of this section. 
 73 Section 3. Present subsection (4) of section 365.176, 
 74 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5) and amended, 
 75 and a new subsection (4) is added to that section, to read: 
 76 365.176 Florida Call-Blocking Act.— 
 77 (4) Under s. 364.242, providers must block calls that 
 78 contain manipulated caller identification information that does 
 79 not match the originating number or location of the call. 
 80 (5)(4) For purposes of blocking c