During the 2022-23 renewal period, over a quarter of Florida’s Professional Engineers — more than 10,500 licenses — waited until the final eight days to renew their licenses.
That last-minute rush (shown in red on the chart below) caused significant delays, as the licensing system slowed down, payment processing was lagged, and some engineers couldn’t log in.
Last-Minute 2022-23 Renewals
More than half of Florida’s Professional Engineers waited to renew during the last month of the four-month renewal window. For the current renewal period, it’s expected that nearly two-thirds will have waited until the final month to renew.
This renewal period, which ends on Feb. 28, 2025, includes an additional 1,100 active licensees, bringing the total number of Florida PEs renewing to over 46,600.
As of Jan. 22, 2025, just over 14,000 PEs (about a third of Florida’s PEs) have successfully renewed for the 2027 cycle. That’s 3,100 fewer than had renewed by this time during the previous period in 2023.
Additionally, 1,630 PEs have attempted to renew but haven’t completed all the necessary steps — either they didn’t answer the three attestation questions or their Florida Laws and Rules course hasn’t been reported by their CE provider. Without completing these steps, a PE’s license will not renew, even if the fee has been paid.
Waiting until the last minute to renew could result in issues such as system slowdowns, missed steps in the renewal process, or incomplete payments. If you can’t resolve these problems in time, your PE license will become delinquent starting March 1, 2025, and you won’t be able to sign and seal documents, qualify an engineering business, or offer engineering services.
FBPE strongly encourages you to renew your license today to avoid unnecessary last-minute delays or complications.
PE Licensure Renewal Ends Feb. 28, 2025
You also must have completed and reported your CE credits by that date.