The wedge · Updated October 22, 2026
Licensing guides rot in public because legislatures keep moving. Oklahoma invented a new category — registration plus a mandatory exam endorsement — on July 1, 2026, and guides still call it "registration, no exam." This page is the dated list of what changed, what is changing, and what to watch, each entry sourced.
| Date | State | What changed / what is pending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-01 | Oklahoma | Grandfather window opens: roofers registered and in good standing on or before January 1, 2027 may obtain the Residential Endorsement during Jan. 1, 2027-Jan. 1, 2028 by applying and paying, then passing the Residential Roofing Test OR completing 10 hours of CIB-approved grandfathering continuing education. Holders of a Commercial Endorsement in good standing on or before Jan. 1, 2027 get the Residential Endorsement on application and payment during the window without the test or CE. | CIB — HB 1628 page, Grandfathering/Transition Period |
| 2027-01-01 | Virginia | HB 677 / SB 402 (Chapters 657/658, 2026 Acts, approved Apr. 13, 2026) take effect: roof-age insurance protections plus Residential Property Owners Protection Act contractor rules — deductible pay/waive/rebate ban, ad disclosures, estimate and contract-notice duties for insurance-claim roofing. | LegiScan HB 677 / SB 402 committee substitute text; 2026 Acts Ch. 657/658 summaries |
| 2026-08-01 | Nebraska | Contractor Registration application and renewal fee becomes $40.00, per DOL guidance under Neb. Rev. Stat. §48-2107 (statute caps the fee at $40). Most secondary sources still show the previous $25 fee. | Nebraska Department of Labor — Contractor Registration home page and Fee Guidance Document (8-1-2026) |
| 2026-07-01 | Oklahoma | Enforcement change operative: the CIB is no longer required to give residential roofers first-offense warnings for violations of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act and associated rules — unregistered work faces immediate misdemeanor enforcement instead of a warning. | CIB — HB 1628 page, Enforcement section (checked 2026-10-22) |
| 2026-05-12 | Oklahoma | HB 3800 signed: establishes 4 hours of approved continuing education annually to renew the Residential Endorsement and revises Commercial Endorsement CE to 4 hours annually starting January 1, 2027; adds enforcement language for the endorsement requirements. | CIB — HB 1628 page (HB 3800 summary) |
| 2026-05-07 | Oklahoma | SB 1873 became law (2026 session), AMENDING the HB 1628 timetable: the grandfather transition now runs January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2028, and the Residential Roofing Endorsement is required for all residential roofing starting January 1, 2028. This supersedes the original HB 1628 schedule (endorsement effective July 1, 2026 with a 12-month grandfather window from that date). | CIB — HB 1628 page as updated May 28, 2026 (SB 1873 summary) |
| 2026-04-24 | Pennsylvania | New PA-HICRS online registration system became operational, replacing the system taken offline after the August 2025 Attorney General cyberattack, during which registration was paper-only. | GetJobber Pennsylvania General Contractor License guide (2026) |
| 2026-04 | Utah | DOPL liability insurance requirement described in current guidance as $1,000,000/$2,000,000 — secondary trade source flags this as changed in April 2026; verify DOPL certificate page at launch before quoting an effective date as primary. | Grit Insurance summary of R156-55a / DOPL guidance (secondary) |
| 2026-03-02 | Pennsylvania | HICPA registration fee increased from $50 to $100 (two-year registration). Many pages still show the old $50 fee. | 2026 HICPA guides citing the OAG HICPA page (The Contractor Matrix; LegalClarity) |
| 2026-02-01 | New Jersey | The 2024 Act's education and training provisions took effect (first day of the 25th month after enactment). Individual licensing itself phases in six months after the Board promulgates implementing regulations; the Board began meeting in 2025 with seats still open and was discussing continuing-education curriculum in late 2025, so registration remained operative at the checked date. | P.L. 2023, c.237 effective-date summaries; Board meeting updates reported by SuretyBonds.com |
| 2026-01-01 | Louisiana | Act 422's Residential Roofing classification takes full effect (R.S. 37:2156.4): residential roofing at $7,500+ requires Residential Roofing or Residential Construction classification + residential roofing trade exam. Act 422 also expanded the 'residential contractor' definition to include home improvement work at $7,500+. | La. R.S. 37:2156.4 (legis.la.gov, Acts 2025 No. 422) |
| 2026-01-01 | Montana | House Bill 239 (2025) takes effect: construction contractor REGISTRATION under Title 39, ch. 9 (MCA 39-9-201 and 39-9-204 repealed) is transferred to a department LICENSING program under Title 37 (new MCA 37-45-101 per DLI FAQ). Active registrations converted automatically to licenses with the same expiration date; fee stayed $70 / two years; the change adds standardised due-process, hearing and appeal rights and online renewal. This contradicts the older 'registration, not license' description — both are correct for their dates. | DLI Construction Contractor License (CCL) Program page and FAQ; HB 239 text |
| 2026 | New York | Rockland County adopted a new Home Improvement Contractors Law in 2026 that streamlined its licensing process and updated application requirements; a county license is still required. | GetJobber New York General Contractor License Guide (2026) |
| 2025-08-15 | Illinois | P.A. 104-427 amendments to the Roofing Industry Licensing Act took effect: tightened qualifying-party definition (W-2 employee, no Form 1099), mandatory written-contract contents including the deductible statement and 72-hour rescission language, public-procurement license verification, and Act repeal date extended to January 1, 2031. | 225 ILCS 335 (2025, Justia) — Source: P.A. 104-427, eff. 8-15-25 |
| 2025-08-01 | Louisiana | Act 422 of 2025 (SB 122) effective: failing to get a permit, starting before a permit issues, misrepresenting project value/scope, and failing to get inspections became LSLBC violations; Act 239 simultaneously made local permits + inspections mandatory for all residential and commercial roof construction/reroofing. | JD Supra summary of LSLBC notices on Acts 239 and 422 (2025) |
| 2025-06-27 | Kentucky | KRS 367.628 amended (2025 Ky. Acts ch. 15): the prohibited-acts section was broadened in wording from roofing contractors to contractors generally for real-estate goods/services paid from insurance proceeds, and a bar on filing a mechanic's lien for excess charges over the insurance amount was added (subsection (e)). Applies to contracts entered on or after June 27, 2025. | KRS 367.628 (2025) — Justia / Legislative Research Commission note |
| 2025-05-28 | Oklahoma | HB 1628 became law, creating the Residential Roofing Endorsement under the Roofing Contractor Registration Act: CIB exam at 70%+, endorsement fees, and removal of the first-offense warning for residential registration violations. | CIB — New Residential Roofing Endorsement Required by House Bill 1628 |
| 2025-04 | New Jersey | Compliance bond / financial security and raised insurance requirements became required for HIC/HEC registration, renewal and reinstatement. | SuretyBonds.com guide to NJ updated HIC laws |
| 2025-02-04 | Mississippi | HB 1313 (2025) — would have required residential roofers doing more than four insurance-paid roofs a year to be MSBOC-licensed and registered with the Commissioner of Insurance — died in committee. Not enacted; listed so it is not mistaken for current law. | BillTrack50 — MS HB1313 (secondary bill tracker) |
| 2025-01-01 | Massachusetts | CSL exam administration moved from Prometric to PSI (secondary sources). | HouseCall Pro Massachusetts guide (secondary) |
| 2025 | Texas | HB 3344 (89th Leg.) would have created TDLR licensing for reroofing contractors (2-year license, insurance/bond, background check, contracts with license number). It passed committee / was reported as a committee substitute and never received a House floor vote and did not become law. Status: watch — no state license resulted. | Texas Capitol HB 3344 bill analysis / history; RCAT summary |
| 2024-11-20 | Massachusetts | MGL c.142A §9 (HIC registration duty) amended by St. 2024, c.238, §257. | Mass.gov — Mass. General Laws c.142A §9 |
| 2024-10-01 | Alabama | Act 2024-277 raised the LBGC commercial/industrial licensing threshold from $50,000 to $100,000 (swimming pools remain $5,000). Many published guides still show the old $50,000 figure. | HBLB FAQ and LBGC threshold reporting |
| 2024-10-01 | North Carolina | S124, S.L. 2024-11 ('Predatory Roofing/Insurance Rebate Reform') effective: residential roof replacement or repair contracts get a five-business-day cancellation period following an insurance claim denial; contractors may not begin work or collect payment until the period expires, except emergency services acknowledged in writing by the insured to prevent further damage. Violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor in the Act summaries / coverage checked. | NC General Assembly summary of S124 (SL 2024-11) |
| 2024-08-01 | Maryland | MHIC application and licensing fees increased; Guaranty Fund renewal assessment rose to $175 per two years while the original assessment stayed $100. | MHIC Forms and Fees / MHIC home page, Maryland Department of Labor |
| 2024-07-01 | Washington | Contractor bond amounts raised: general $12,000 -> $30,000; specialty $6,000 -> $15,000 (2SHB 1534, amending RCW 18.27.040). Pre-July-2024 bonds at old amounts run until renewal. | RCW 18.27.040; HB 1534 text |
| 2024-06-01 | Maryland | MHIC contractors must maintain at least $500,000 in general liability insurance (Business Regulation §8-302.1 takes effect). | MHIC notice, Maryland Department of Labor |
| 2024-01-08 | New Jersey | P.L. 2023, c.237 signed: renames the Contractors' Registration Act the Contractors' Business Registration Act (N.J.S.A. 56:8-136 et seq.), creates the Home Improvement and Home Elevation Contractor Licensing Act (N.J.S.A. 45:5AAA-1 et seq.) and a new State Board of Home Improvement and Home Elevation Contractors, and adds compliance-security and workers' compensation requirements. | P.L. 2023, c.237 summaries (law firm / surety guides) |
| 2024-01-01 | Oregon | CCB bond amounts increased by $5,000 in every endorsement tier (for example Residential Specialty $15,000 to $20,000; Residential General $20,000 to $25,000; Commercial General Level 1 $75,000 to $80,000). | Oregon CCB — Licensing page, Bond Amount By Endorsement Type table |
| 2023-04-01 | Vermont | Compliance/registration enforcement began April 1, 2023 for residential contracts over $10,000. | OPR / secondary summaries corroborating OPR guidance |
| 2023-01-01 | Florida | Assignment of benefits (AOB) for property insurance claims is prohibited/void for policies issued on or after January 1, 2023 (Fla. Stat. §627.7152(13)) — roofers cannot take an AOB on a new policy. | Fla. Stat. §627.7152(13) |
| 2023 | North Carolina | Threshold history note: the GC licensing threshold in G.S. 87-1 is $40,000 under current law. Older pages and Harbor listings still citing $30,000 are outdated. | G.S. 87-1 as quoted in Ward and Smith NCLBGC enforcement analysis |
| 2022-07-01 | Vermont | Act 182 (2021 Adj. Sess.) created 26 V.S.A. Chapter 106, Residential Contractors — registration law effective July 1, 2022. | 26 V.S.A. Sec. 5501 history line |
| 2022-01-01 | Arkansas | Residential roofers moved from a Home Improvement roofing license to a standalone Residential Roofer Registration with the Residential Contractors Committee, with a $15,000 bond, for single-family roofing work over $2,000. | Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board registration materials |
| 2021 | Rhode Island | P.L. 2021, ch. 152 and ch. 157 deleted 5-73-3(c)(1) (the former good-moral-character / prior requirement paragraph) from the roofing license eligibility list. | R.I. Gen. Laws 5-73-3 (2025), RI Legislature |
| 2019-09-01 | Texas | HB 2102 took effect: rewrote Business & Commerce Code Sec. 27.02 deductible offense (Class B misdemeanor), added Insurance Code Ch. 707 deductible-payment and proof-of-payment rules, and required the deductible notice in insurance-paid contracts over $1,000. | Acts 2019, 86th Leg., Ch. 1099 (HB 2102); Justia Sec. 27.02 text |
| 2019 | Hawaii | Handyman exemption threshold in HRS 444-2(4) raised from $1,000 to $1,500 (aggregate labor and materials), and the calculation was narrowed to labor and materials. | HRS 444-2 / 2019 HB 69 history (LegiScan summary) |
| 2018 | Minnesota | §325E.66 amended (2018 c.209 §1 in the statute history) — the written-notification duty with the initial estimate is in the modern text. | History line, Minn. Stat. §325E.66 (Revisor of Statutes) |
| 2014-08-28 | Missouri | §407.725 revised effective Aug. 28, 2014 — deductible/contract rules broadened from residential-only to residential and commercial structures. | Justia — Missouri Revised Statutes §407.725 (2022), 'Effective - 28 Aug 2014' |
| 2013-07-01 | Kansas | Kansas Roofing Contractor Registration Act took effect (enacted 2013, administered by the Attorney General under the Consumer Protection Act, K.S.A. 50-6,123 et seq.): registration certificate required before charging for residential or commercial roofing, with $500,000 liability insurance and workers' compensation conditions. | Kansas Statutes ch. 50 art. 6; NRCA Professional Roofing report on the Act |
| 2012-07-01 | Tennessee | Public Chapter 821: roofing contractors paid by insurance must include consumer-protection language in contracts — 3-day right to cancel, contact and license information, detailed description of repairs. | TN Board for Licensing Contractors — Home Improvement page |
| 2012 | Iowa | Iowa enacted its residential-contractor law (HF 595, 84th General Assembly) creating Iowa Code 103A.71: deductible-rebate advertising ban, cancellation rights, and public-adjuster limits for roof/exterior work paid by insurance. | Iowa Legislature — HF 595 text (legis.iowa.gov) |
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