PCS for HB 839 (2026) — Penalties for Unlicensed Practice of Engineering, Section 471.033, Florida Statutes

Summary

A proposed committee substitute (PCS for HB 839, 2026) amends section 471.033, Florida Statutes, on disciplinary proceedings, to provide penalties for persons found to have repeatedly engaged in the unlicensed practice of engineering. Present subsection (4) is redesignated as subsection (5), and a new subsection (4) provides that a person who violates the section by engaging in the unlicensed practice of engineering, upon a second or subsequent violation, is subject to a fine imposed by the department. The fine is $10,000 for a second violation, $15,000 for a third, $20,000 for a fourth, and $25,000 for a fifth and any subsequent violation. The act takes effect July 1, 2026.

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Issuer: Congressional materials
Document type: 2026 3288 Industries Professional Activities Subcommittee Proposed Committee Bills Pcbs Fn
Case: 2026 3288 Industries Professional Activities Subcommittee Proposed Committee Bills Pcbs Fn Pcs For Hb 839

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“PCS for HB 839 (2026) — Penalties for Unlicensed Practice of Engineering, Section 471.033, Florida Statutes.” Original at www.flhouse.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2026-3288-industries-professional-activities-subcommittee-proposed-committee-bills-pcbs-fn-pcs-for-hb-839/, SHA-256 304b0ab16551f5ed2484f1e19e6424782be867b53b8ce91d9f68a38ca477ee48.

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           PCS for HB 839                                                                                    2026




    1                                        A bill to be entitled
    2              An act relating to unlicensed practice of engineering;
    3              amending s. 471.033, F.S.; providing penalties for
    4              persons found to have repeatedly engaged in the
    5              unlicensed practice of engineering; providing an
    6              effective date.
    7
    8      Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    9
10                 Section 1.        Present subsection (4) of section 471.033,
11         Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), and a new
12         subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
13                 471.033      Disciplinary proceedings.—
14                 (4)      Notwithstanding subsection (3), a person who violates
15         this section by engaging in the unlicensed practice of
16         engineering, upon a second or subsequent violation, is subject
17         to a fine imposed by the department which increases as follows:
18                 (a)      For a second violation, a fine of $10,000.
19                 (b)      For a third violation, a fine of $15,000.
20                 (c)      For a fourth violation, a fine of $20,000.
21                 (d)      For a fifth and any subsequent violation, a fine of
22         $25,000.
23                 Section 2.        This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.




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