Florida HB 879: Professional Licensure Reciprocity for the Practice of Surveying and Mapping

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HB 879 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to professional licensure reciprocity 2
for the practice of surveying and mapping; amending s. 3
472.015, F.S.; expanding the requirements for 4
applicants eligible to be qualified for licensure by 5
endorsement by the Board of Professional Surveyors and 6
Mappers to include applicants from outside of the 7
state who meet certain requirements; authorizing the 8
board to require and independently evaluate certain 9
documents and information; authorizing the board to 10
adopt certain rules; providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 472.015, Florida 15
Statutes, is amended to read: 16
472.015 Licensure.— 17
(5)(a) The board shall certify as qualified for a license 18
by endorsement an applicant who, at the time of application: 19
1. Holds a valid license to practice surveying and mapping 20
issued before July 1, 1999, by another state or territory of the 21
United States; has passed a national, regional, state, or 22
territorial licensing examination that is substantially 23
equivalent to the examination required by s. 472.013; and has a 24
specific experience record of at least 8 years as a subordinate 25

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to a registered surveyor and mapper in the active practice of 26
surveying and mapping, 6 years of which must be of a nature 27
indicating that the applicant was in responsible charge of the 28
accuracy and correctness of the surveying and mapping work 29
performed; or 30
2. Holds a valid license to practice surveying and mapping 31
issued by another state or territory of the United States if the 32
criteria for issuance of the license were substantially the same 33
as the licensure criteria that existed in Florida at the time 34
the license was issued; or 35
3. Holds a valid license to practice surveying and mapping 36
issued by another state or territory of the United States, is 37
currently in good standing with such licensing authority, and 38
has a specific experience record of at least 5 years as a 39
registered surveyor and mapper in the active practice of 40
surveying and mapping, which must be of a nature indicating that 41
the applicant was in responsible charge of the accuracy and 42
correctness of the surveying and mapping work performed. 43
(b) All applicants for licensure by endorsement must pass 44
the Florida law and rules portion of the examination prior to 45
licensure. 46
(c) For purposes of determining whether an applicant is in 47
good standing under subparagraph (a)3., the board may require 48
documentation, verification, or certification from the issuing 49
authority, and may independently evaluate disciplinary, 50

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regulatory, or competency records maintained by such authority 51
or other reliable sources. The board may adopt rules to 52
implement this section in a manner consistent with s. 472.008. 53
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 54