Alabama license and certification renewals

Every LicenseLedger guide for Alabama on one page: what each one covers and, where its guide gives them, when it expires or renews and the continuing education it asks for. Open a guide for its fees and how to renew.

• Alabama Electrical License Renewal (Contractor & Journeyman)

  Last reviewed October 2026

  Alabama electrical contractor and journeyman electrician licenses are issued by the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors and expire every year. Renewal costs $150 for an electrical contractor and $35 for a journeyman, online or with the board's annual renewal form. Electrical contractors need 14 hours of continuing education every two years, and the board says 2027 is a CE year. A license not renewed by 11:59 pm on its expiration date is expired, and journeyman licenses can't be renewed late.

  Renews every

  Year: all licenses expire annually. Check the expiration date on your own license

  Continuing education

  Electrical contractors: 14 hours every two years, not required for the first year a contractor holds a certification. The board says 2027 is a CE year: contractors need 14 hours before their 2027 renewal

• Alabama General Contractor License Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  Alabama general contractor licenses, for prime contractors and subcontractors, are issued by the Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors and renew every year in a renewal month set by the first letter of the company name. Renewal costs $200 for a prime contractor and $100 for a subcontractor, paid by money order or cashier's check with the Board's notarized renewal form, which is online only. Renewals are due 30 days before the license expires, and prime contractors send a current financial statement and proof of liability insurance with theirs.

  Renews every

  Year. The license expires 12 months after it was issued or renewed, during your renewal month, and becomes invalid on the last day of that month

  Continuing education

  None: the Board's renewal page, its 2026 renewal forms and its renewal rule don't ask for continuing education

• Alabama Plumber & Gas Fitter Certificate Renewal (PGFB)

  Last reviewed November 2026

  Alabama master and journeyman plumber and gas fitter certificates, apprentice registrations and plumbing and gas fitting business registrations are issued by the Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board (PGFB) and all expire on December 31 every year. Renewal season runs from October 1 to December 31, online through the Board's renewal portal or with the Board: $175 for a master, $75 for a journeyman, $35 for an apprentice registration. Master and journeyman certificate holders need 4 hours of approved continuing education every year, reported to the Board by October 31; without it, you can't renew until you've sent the Board a CE deficiency plan (before December 30), paid a $100 fee and finished the hours. A renewal received after December 31 pays a late penalty equal to the renewal fee.

  Expires

  December 31 every year, for every certificate and registration (Code of Ala. 34-37-9 and Rule 720-X-9-.01)

  Continuing education

  4 hours of Board-approved CE a year for master and journeyman plumbers and gas fitters, as the Board's CE page and its FAQ for 2027 renewals (the ones due by December 31, 2026) set it out. Plumbing certificates only: 4 hours of plumbing CE. Gas fitting only: 4 hours of gas fitting CE. Both: 2 hours of plumbing and 2 of gas fitting. Business and law courses can count towards any of the hours

• Alabama Home Builder & Roofer License Renewal (HBLB)

  Last reviewed October 2026

  Alabama home builder licenses (unlimited and limited) and residential roofer licenses are issued by the Home Builders Licensure Board and expire on December 31 every year. Renewal opens October 1 and is due by November 30: $250 for a home builder license, $150 for a roofer license, plus a $50 late fee from December 1. Licensees under 60 need 6 hours of Board-approved continuing education each year, home builders have a business credit report sent to the Board and roofers send proof their bond was renewed. A license not renewed by December 31 expires.

  Expires

  December 31 every year. A license is valid only during the calendar year shown on it

  Continuing education

  6 credit hours of Board-approved CE every year for each active individual licensee, or a company's designated qualifying representative. Up to 6 hours can carry over to the next licensure period. A credit hour is 50 minutes

• Alabama HVAC License Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  Alabama heating and air conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration contractor certifications from the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Contractors expire every December 31, so the next deadline is December 31, 2026. Renewing costs $220 a year for an active certification and $110 for an inactive one. Every certified contractor needs 4 hours of continuing education a year, with proof at the Board before November 1. A certification not renewed by 11:59 pm on December 31 lapses: the Board's rules allow renewing it until December 31 of the following year with a $250 late fee, though the law lets the Board remove a certification not renewed by March 1. After a year unlicensed, you must pass the written exam again.

  Renews every

  1 year. A license expires on December 31 annually and lapses automatically if it isn't renewed before 11:59 pm on December 31. Next: December 31, 2026

  Continuing education

  4 hours every year from Board-approved providers, with proof submitted to the Board before November 1. Hours are awarded in two-hour increments, up to 8 hours a year, and you can carry up to 4 hours over to the next year. A course can't be repeated for credit within the same earning period. Not required during the first year you hold a certification