HB743
Va. Telephone Privacy Protection Act; voice service providers, caller identification authentication.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 9, 2026
House: Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (8-Y 0-N 1-A)
Chief Patron:
Wren Williams (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; voice service providers; duty of care; caller identification authentication; civil penalties.
Provides that a voice service provider, defined in the bill, owes an affirmative duty of care to take reasonable and effective measures to prevent the origination, transmission, and completion of unlawful calls. The bill requires voice service providers to implement caller identification authentication technology consistent with the Secure Telephone Identity ... (More) Revisited and Secure Handling of Asserted information using toKENs (STIR/SHAKEN) authentication framework, defined in the bill, in all internet protocol network segments under its control and shall implement functionally equivalent authentication, verification, or mitigation measures in non-internet protocol network segments to the extent technically feasible. The bill provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105128D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
- 01/29/2026 - House: Assigned HST sub: Communications
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Communications, Technology and Innovation Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (8-Y 0-N 1-A)
