During the recent Legislative Session, lawmakers unanimously passed that bill (HB 371) to crack down on “swatting,” an internet trend in which a perpetrator intentionally and falsely calls to, DeSantis signed the bill, HB 279, into law at a high school in Winter Haven on Wednesday. The legislation, also known as the "False Reporting" bill, increases penalties for the misuse of emergency, Under the bill, a person who makes a swatting call that leads to death will be charged with a second-degree felony. A person who makes a false report that leads to serious injury will be charged with a third-degree felony. The bill also increases penalties for repeat offenders., The measure, otherwise known as the swatting bill, provides for enhanced criminal penalties in relation to using emergency communications services which “results in great bodily harm, permanent, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 279 into law on Wednesday, increasing penalties for the misuse of emergency communication systems, including false 911 calls that result in public safety, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed three public safety bills into law. One bill, dubbed the "anti-swatting" bill, increases penalties for false 911 reports. Another bill expands the Guardian.