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SB0800 • 2026

Engineering

Engineering

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Mayfield
Last action
2026-05-26
Official status
Chapter No. 2026-98
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Engineering

Engineering; Providing penalties for persons who repeatedly engage in the unlicensed practice of engineering, etc.

What This Bill Does

  • Engineering; Providing penalties for persons who repeatedly engage in the unlicensed practice of engineering, etc.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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209924

Committee amendment S 800 Filed • Regulated Industries (Mayfield)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/20/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • SB 800 Ì2099248Î209924 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
  • House Comm: RCS .
  • 01/20/2026 .
820558

Committee amendment S 800 c1 • Fiscal Policy (Mayfield)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/24/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • CS for SB 800 Ì820558>Î820558 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
  • House Comm: RCS .
  • 02/24/2026 .

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-26 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Chapter No. 2026-98

  2. 2026-05-22 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Approved by Governor

  3. 2026-05-11 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. 2026-03-17 Senate

    • Ordered enrolled

  5. 2026-03-11 House

    • Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 1

  6. 2026-03-10 House

    • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  7. 2026-03-04 Senate

    • Read 2nd time -SJ 548 • Read 3rd time -SJ 548 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 548

  8. 2026-03-04 House

    • In Messages

  9. 2026-03-02 Senate

    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26

  10. 2026-02-25 Senate

    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  11. 2026-02-24 Senate

    • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time

  12. 2026-02-19 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  13. 2026-02-18 Senate

    • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy

  14. 2026-02-13 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building

  15. 2026-01-22 Senate

    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time

  16. 2026-01-21 Senate

    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  17. 2026-01-20 Senate

    • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 0

  18. 2026-01-15 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building

  19. 2026-01-13 Senate

    • Introduced

  20. 2025-12-16 Senate

    • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

  21. 2025-12-09 Senate

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Engineering; Providing penalties for persons who repeatedly engage in the unlicensed practice of engineering, etc.

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED

2026

Legislature

CS for CS for SB 800

2026800er
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2 An act relating to engineering; amending s. 471.033,
3 F.S.; providing penalties for persons who repeatedly
4 engage in the unlicensed practice of engineering;
5 providing an effective date.
6
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
8
9 Section 1. Present subsection (4) of section 471.033,
10 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), and a new
11 subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
12 471.033 Disciplinary proceedings.—
13
(
4
) Notwithstanding subsection (3), a person who violates

14
this section by engaging in
the
unlicensed practice
of

15
engineering
, upon a second or subsequent
violation,

is
subject

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to a fine imposed by the department
which
increases
as follows:

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(a)

For a
second
violation, a fine
of $10,000.

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(b)

For a
third
violation,
a fine of $15,000
.

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(c)

For a fourth

violation,
a fine of $20,000.

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(d)

For a
fifth and any subsequent
violation,
a fine of

21
$25,000.

22 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.