ClearLicensed renewal checklist
Texas HVAC license renewal checklist
Verified dataState data last checked Oct 17, 2026clearlicensed.com/states/TX/checklist/hvac
Informational: verify with the issuing board. Fees are approximate and rules change. One block per license type: tick each line as you go.
HVAC
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Contractor - Class A (ACR Class A)
State license · Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
- Deadline
- License term is 1 year (16 TAC 75.22) and expires on the anniversary of issue. TDLR advises starting renewal about 30 to 60 days before expiration. You may not contract while the license is expired.
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- 8 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $65. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- Expired 90 days or less: 1.5 times the renewal fee (about $97.50). Expired more than 90 days but less than 18 months: 2 times the renewal fee (about $130).
- Grace period
- No grace period; may not contract while expired.
- Insurance
- Commercial general liability insurance at all times while the license is active: $300,000 per occurrence (property damage and bodily injury), $600,000 aggregate, $300,000 aggregate for products and completed operations.
- Official link
- https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/App_Online/?program=ACR
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 8 hours of continuing education
- Certificate of insurance that meets the requirement above
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $65, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Contractor - Class B (ACR Class B)
State license · Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
- Deadline
- License term is 1 year (16 TAC 75.22) and expires on the anniversary of issue. TDLR advises starting renewal about 30 to 60 days before expiration. You may not contract while the license is expired.
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- 8 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $65. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- Expired 90 days or less: 1.5 times the renewal fee (about $97.50). Expired more than 90 days but less than 18 months: 2 times the renewal fee (about $130).
- Grace period
- No grace period; may not contract while expired.
- Insurance
- Commercial general liability insurance at all times while the license is active: $100,000 per occurrence (property damage and bodily injury), $200,000 aggregate, $100,000 aggregate for products and completed operations.
- Official link
- https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/App_Online/?program=ACR
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 8 hours of continuing education
- Certificate of insurance that meets the requirement above
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $65, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup