Nebraska Electrician License Renewal

At a glance

Renews every

2 years. All electrical licenses and apprentice registrations expire on December 31 of even-numbered years: the 2025-2026 ones expire December 31, 2026

Who it covers

Electrical contractor, Class A master, Class B electrical contractor, journeyman electrician, Class B journeyman, residential journeyman wireman, fire alarm installer and special electrician licenses, and apprentice registrations

Continuing education

12 contact hours of board-approved courses, at least 6 of them on the National Electrical Code, to renew any license. Apprentice registrations need no CE to renew, but without it the board adds to the experience an apprentice needs before the exam

Fee

For the 2027-2028 license: $375 for an electrical contractor, Class A master or Class B electrical contractor license; $75 for a journeyman, residential journeyman wireman, Class B journeyman, fire alarm installer or special license; $70 for an apprentice registration

Renewal notice

Emailed on August 1 and September 1 of even-numbered years to the last email address on file, only as a courtesy

Regular renewal

October 1 to November 30 of the even-numbered year

This cycle

Regular renewal October 1 to November 30, 2026; late renewal December 1 to December 31, 2026; the 2025-2026 licenses and registrations expire December 31, 2026, with no grace period

Late renewal

December 1 to December 31, with a 10% late fee added to the renewal fee

Renew

Online on the Division's licensing portal (create an account and link your license first), where your CE hours must be on file before the application goes through, or by mail with the renewal form, copies of your CE certificates and the fee

Online, step by step

Log in to the Division's licensing and permitting portal, open the My Credentials tile, click the arrow next to the license you're renewing, then Apply next to its renewal. A license other than an apprentice registration can't move through the application until 12 CE hours are loaded on your file. Update your address, phone or email in the application if they changed, and after paying click Continue at the very end to finish. To check it went through, open the license again under My Credentials: its Summary tab shows the new expiration date

Linking your license

Renewing online starts with an account on the portal and your license linked to it. If linking fails, enter your name as it shows on your license card and your full Social Security number, and your license number as its prefix, one space and five digits, with zeros added in front of a shorter number (for example JA 00000 or EC 00000). Help: (402) 471-3550

By mail

The 2026 renewal form, with copies of your CE certificates (not needed for an apprentice) and a check payable to the Nebraska State Electrical Division, to P.O. Box 95066, Lincoln, NE 68509-5066. The form asks for the last four digits of your Social Security number and a company name, and can't be used to upgrade a license: a higher class goes through the state exam

After December 31

No grace period. An expired license can't be renewed: you apply for a new license, and the Division's renewal form says you must pass the exam before it is issued. An expired apprentice registration needs a new registration, with no exam

Electrical contractor, Class B electrical contractor and Class A master license holders who own and run an electrical contracting firm must keep liability insurance in force (one license holder per firm is enough), and the board can refuse to renew a license when they don't.

A CE contact hour is 50 minutes in an approved class, and an instructor gives a certificate of attendance only if you attended at least 90% of the class hours.

Class A master, Class B electrical contractor and Class B journeyman licenses are no longer issued, but existing ones can still be renewed.

How to renew

1. Take 12 hours of board-approved CE during the two-year cycle, at least 6 on the National Electrical Code, and keep each certificate of attendance.
2. Create an account on the Division's new licensing portal and link your license to it (your name as on your license card, your full Social Security number, and the license prefix, a space and five digits).
3. Renew between October 1 and November 30 of the even-numbered year (by November 30, 2026 this cycle) under My Credentials: $375 for contractor and master licenses, $75 for journeyman, wireman, fire alarm installer and special licenses, $70 for an apprentice registration.
4. Check the license's Summary tab under My Credentials shows the new expiration date.
5. Renewing December 1 to 31 adds a 10% late fee. After December 31 the license has expired and you must apply for a new one.

Deadline checklist

• Summer of the even-numbered yearBook your remaining CE (12 hours, 6 on the NEC) and make sure the Division has your current email: notices go out August 1 and September 1.
• SeptemberCreate your account on the new licensing portal, link your license, and check your CE hours are on file.
• October 1 to November 30Renew online and pay $375 (contractor, master) or $75 (journeyman, wireman, fire alarm installer, special).
• December 1 to 31Late renewal: the fee goes up 10%.
• After December 31The license has expired: apply for a new one. The Division says that means passing the exam again.

Put this renewal in your calendar

Know your expiration date? Download a free calendar file with reminders before it, no sign-up needed. It's made in your browser: nothing you type is sent to us (your browser keeps it only if you follow the sign-up link, for your new ledger). A Google Calendar button sends just that one event to Google.

The file covers one date: once you renew, make a new one. How to add it to your calendar

Frequently asked questions