# Florida HB 839: Unlicensed Practice of Engineering

Florida HB 839, Unlicensed Practice of Engineering, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Lauren Melo (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-11 (Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 800 (Ch. 2026-98)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 839
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Unlicensed Practice of Engineering
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-19
- Last action: 2026-03-11, Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 800 (Ch. 2026-98)
- Sponsor: Lauren Melo (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee, State Administration Budget Subcommittee, Commerce Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lauren Melo (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-11: Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 800 (Ch. 2026-98) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-03: Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading (House)
- 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) (House)
- 2026-02-25: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-25: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-25: Reported out of Commerce Committee (House)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable by Commerce Committee (House)
- 2026-02-20: Added to Commerce Committee agenda (House)
- 2026-02-13: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Now in Commerce Committee (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred to Commerce Committee (House)
- 2026-02-12: CS Filed (House)
- 2026-02-12: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-12: Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-10: PCS added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2026-01-05: Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-05: Referred to Commerce Committee (House)
- 2026-01-05: Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-05: Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-12-19: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- c1, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/839/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-12-19: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/839/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed)
- HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed)

## Sources
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/839/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/839/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
- [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026)
- [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB839-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).