Florida SB 800: Engineering – LegiList States

Introduced Dec 9, 2025
In committee Dec 16, 2025
Passed the Senate
Passed the House
To the governor May 11, 2026
Became law May 22, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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

Every action

32 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 24 earlier steps

Dec 9, 2025SenateFiled
Dec 16, 2025CommitteeReferred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy · Senate Regulated Industries
Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
Jan 15, 2026CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Regulated Industries
Jan 20, 2026CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Regulated Industries7–0 vote
Jan 21, 2026SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Jan 22, 2026CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Jan 22, 2026CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries read 1st time · Senate Regulated Industries
Feb 13, 2026CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Feb 18, 2026CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government11–0 vote
Feb 18, 2026CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
Feb 19, 2026CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
Feb 24, 2026CommitteeCS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
Feb 24, 2026SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Feb 24, 2026CommitteeCS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
Feb 25, 2026SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Mar 2, 2026SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
Mar 4, 2026SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 548
Mar 4, 2026SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 548
Mar 4, 2026SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 54837–0 vote
Mar 4, 2026HouseIn Messages
Mar 10, 2026HouseBill referred to House Calendar
Mar 10, 2026HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
Mar 10, 2026House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

Mar 11, 2026HouseRead 2nd time
Mar 11, 2026HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
Mar 11, 2026HouseRead 3rd time
Mar 11, 2026HouseCS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 1
Mar 17, 2026SenateOrdered enrolled
May 11, 2026GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
May 22, 2026GovernorApproved by Governor
May 26, 2026Chapter No. 2026-98

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 548 · Full Senate

37–0

Mar 4, 2026 · journal entry

Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 2

Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 2

Passage · Full House

111–1

Mar 11, 2026 · journal entry

Yes 111 No 1 Not voting 5

Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 81 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Yes · 111

No · 1

Karen Gonzalez PittmanR

Not voting · 5

Committee and other votes

Date	Where	Question	Result
Jan 20, 2026	Senate Regulated Industries	CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 0	7–0
Feb 18, 2026	Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government	Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0	11–0
Feb 24, 2026	Senate Fiscal Policy	CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0	18–0