Electrical Licensing Boards - Texas

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Texas Statewide NEC Adoption
The 2023 NEC effective September 1, 2023

Stay up to date with your state's Code activity by visiting the NEMA website, or NFPA. Please check with your State Board. Licensing requirements do change, and this site may not have been updated to reflect those changes.

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License Requirements

  • Taken and passed the reciprocal state's examination;
  • Held the reciprocal license for at least one year;
  • Have at least 8,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician.

Application Form

Reciprocity

  • Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming

Exam Testing Company

  • Applicants must file an application before becoming eligible to sit for the examination. Follow the instructions to file the application. Applicants will be notified by mail if their application is incomplete.Licensing examinations are administered by PSI (800) 733-9267

Testing NEC Edition

  • 2023 NEC effective October 1, 2023

Exam Details

  • 80 questions, 240 minutes

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Renewal

License Requirements

  • Taken and passed the reciprocal statewide examination;
  • Held the reciprocal license for at least one year;
  • Have at least 12,000 hours under the supervision of a master electrician.

Application Form

Reciprocity

  • Louisiana (state contractor's license) and North Carolina (master electrician or unlimited electrical contractor)

Exam Testing Company

  • Applicants must file an application before becoming eligible to sit for the examination. Follow the instructions to file the application. Applicants will be notified by mail if their application is incomplete.Licensing examinations are administered by PSI (800) 733-9267

Testing NEC Edition

  • 2023 NEC effective October 1, 2023

Exam Details

  • 100 questions, 300 minutes

Candidate Booklet

Recommended Study Resources

Renewal

License Requirements

  • You must be a licensed master electrician, or employ a licensed master electrician;
  • Maintain the required limits of business liability insurance: (1) Minimum $300,000 per occurrence (combined for property damage and bodily injury); ...
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Renewal

  • Annual, one year from date of issue. Apply

Board

  • Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation [TDLR] Electricians Program P.O. Box 12157 Austin, Texas 78711

Board Link

Board Phone

  • (512) 463-6599

Board Email

  • electricians@license.state.tx.us

Please note that the content provided on the following pages is for your information and convenience and may have been modified by the state since it was last updated here. It is the ultimate responsibility of each licensee to verify that they are meeting the requirements of their state for licensing and renewal, and for the edition of the NEC on which their test is based.

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