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HB 1140

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Provides relative to regulating telecommunications

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Tehmi Chassion and 1 co-sponsor

Louisiana HB 1140 requires providers to implement call authentication, mitigate robocalls, act on AG notices, and allows penalties for spoofing traffic.

Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Bill Summary · HB 1140

Summary of HB 1140 (2026) – Stop The Calls Act (Louisiana)

Purpose and intent

HB 1140, titled the Stop The Calls Act, establishes a state framework to regulate and reduce unlawful caller ID spoofing and unwanted robocalls. The bill creates new requirements for telecommunications providers operating in Louisiana, aims to align state rules with federal law, and authorizes enforcement actions by the Attorney General to penalize and deter spoofing and related practices.

Key provisions and changes

  • Definitions

    • Introduces “call authentication technology” (including STIR/SHAKEN protocols or successor tech required by federal law).
    • Defines “telecommunications provider” as any entity providing voice service in Louisiana, including interconnected VoIP providers and intermediate providers.

  • Provider duties (new requirements)

    • Implement call authentication technology in line with federal law and FCC regulations.
    • Maintain and file a robocall mitigation plan that complies with federal requirements.
    • Take reasonable steps to prevent, detect, and mitigate unlawful caller ID spoofing traffic originating on or passing through the provider’s network.
    • Investigate credible notices from the Louisiana Attorney General that unlawful spoofed traffic is being transmitted on its network.

  • Prohibited actions by providers

    • Do not knowingly transmit spoofed caller ID information intended to defraud, harm, or unlawfully obtain value.
    • Do not knowingly provide substantial assistance or support to parties engaged in unlawful caller ID spoofing.
    • Do not continue to carry traffic for a customer or upstream provider after receiving written notice from the Attorney General that the traffic is unlawful, unless corrective action is taken within 30 days.

  • Enforcement and penalties

    • The Attorney General may file a civil action to enforce these provisions, seeking injunctive relief, civil penalties, restitution, and investigative costs.
    • Civil penalties: up to $10,000 per knowing violation; up to $1,000 per negligent failure to implement required mitigation measures.
    • Each day of continued violation after written notice constitutes a separate violation.

  • Liability and protections for providers

    • Providers are not liable if they: (a) implement and maintain call authentication and mitigation programs consistent with federal requirements; (b) act in good faith to block or mitigate unlawful traffic; and (c) do not knowingly facilitate unlawful spoofing.
    • The act does not impose strict liability solely because unlawful spoofed traffic transits a provider’s network.

  • Federal consistency and preemption

    • The measure shall be interpreted consistently with federal law, including the Truth in Caller ID Act and the TRACED Act, and is not to be construed as conflicting with federal preemption.

Affected parties

  • Primary: Telecommunications providers operating in Louisiana (including interconnected VoIP providers and intermediate providers).
  • Other: Louisiana Attorney General (enforcement), consumers and businesses receiving calls (through mitigation of unlawful spoofing and robocall reduction).

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • The act adds a new statute, R.S. 51:1741.6, titled “Stop The Calls.”
  • Effective implementation timeline is not specified in the text provided; enforcement actions would follow the act’s passage, with providers required to come into compliance (including a 30-day corrective action window after notice for unlawful traffic).

Overall impact

HB 1140 creates a state-level regulatory regime to deter spoofing and unlawful robocalls by requiring call authentication, robocall mitigation plans, and timely action upon credible enforcement notices. It assigns enforcement authority to the Attorney General, introduces civil penalties, and provides a safe harbor for providers that comply with federal standards and act in good faith. The bill is designed to work in concert with federal law and not to supersede it.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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