BY ZANA RAYBON, FBPE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & FEMC PRESIDENT
A number of Florida Professional Engineers currently have delinquent licenses and may not realize it.
Roughly six out of every 100 active PEs (nearly 3,000 licensees) are delinquent and risk having their licenses go null and void on Feb. 28, 2027.
The largest portion of those (almost 2,500 PEs) took no action during the renewal period that ended Feb. 28, 2025. In some cases, that may reflect an intentional decision not to continue practicing in Florida. However, more than 800 other PEs attempted to renew but did not complete the process, suggesting they intended to remain licensed.
Incomplete renewals most often result from a missed step in the renewal process.
In many cases, engineers paid the fee and completed the attestation questions, but their Florida Laws & Rules provider did not report their course completion (almost 500 PEs).
In other cases, the Laws & Rules course was reported, but the fee was not paid and the attestation questions were not answered (almost 250).
Smaller groups completed only one of the three requirements, such as:
- Answering the attestation questions, but not paying the fee or having the Laws & Rules course reported (almost 40), or
- Paying the fee and having the course reported, but not answering the questions (almost 40).
- Answering the questions and having the course reported, but not paying the fee (almost 20).
So, the practical question is simple: Did your PE license renew?
You can confirm your status by logging in to your account at myfloridalicense.com and checking your license expiration date.
If your expiration date shows Feb. 28, 2027, your renewal is complete and you have nothing to worry about until the next renewal.
If it still shows 2025, you may not practice engineering in Florida until your renewal is completed and all outstanding fees are paid. If this applies to you, you need to contact the Board office at (850) 521-0500 before continuing to practice engineering in Florida.
A Full Board
Last month, the governor filled the two vacant seats on the Florida Board of Professional Engineers. With those appointments, the Board is now at full capacity (at least until Oct. 31, when three terms expire).
You can read more about the new members — Christopher Forehand, PE, and Richard Temple, PE, SI — elsewhere in this newsletter.
Legislative Session
Finally, the 2026 legislative session recently opened. We’ll report in our next newsletter on any bills that affect licensees or the practice of engineering.