# Florida SB 800: Engineering

Florida SB 800, Engineering, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Debbie Mayfield (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-98) (as of 2026-10-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB800-2026
- As of: 2026-10-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 800
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Engineering
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-09
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-98
- Sponsor: Debbie Mayfield (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Regulated Industries, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (184 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher fines for repeat unlicensed engineering violations: cost, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, people who repeatedly practice engineering without a license in Florida face department-imposed civil fines. The fine is $10,000 for a second violation and $15,000 for a third. It rises to $20,000 for a fourth violation and $25,000 for a fifth or any later violation. These f…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Debbie Mayfield (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Fiscal Policy
- Cosponsor: Regulated Industries

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 111 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Regulated Industries Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-05-26: Chapter No. 2026-98
- 2026-05-22: Approved by Governor
- 2026-05-11: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 1 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-11: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-10: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-04: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-04: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 548 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time -SJ 548 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time -SJ 548 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-12-16: Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-12-09: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/er/PDF)
- c2, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-12-09: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/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
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/800/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-SB800-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).