My license expires today or in less than 30 days

Two steps are required to renew your license:

Be fully compliant with your continuing education (CE) requirements.
Pay your renewal fee.

Either one can be completed before the other, but you must complete both requirements before midnight Central Time (CT) on your license expiration date, or your license will not renew.

Complete your CE requirements.

You must successfully complete the required number of CE hours for your license type every two years to keep your license in good standing.

To see how many hours you need, check your transcript on Sircon’s Inquiries webpage Continuing Education Transcript Inquiry.
Three hours must be in Ethics. License terms that ended on or before August 31, 2022 need only two hours of ethics.
At least half of your hours must be “classroom” or “classroom equivalent” courses.
Non-residents:
- You must follow your home state’s rules.
- If your state doesn’t require CE, you need to follow Texas rules.
- If you have a Texas designated home state (DHS) license, you need to follow Texas rules.
To find approved courses, select Approved Courses Inquiry to view available courses on the Sircon website.
To ask for an extension or apply for the 20-year exemption, go to the Sircon website and select “Services” in the Education Services menu.

You can take CE courses at any time within a license term. We recommend completing your hours at least 30 days before your expiration date to allow your CE provider time to report your courses to us. You must complete them before midnight CT on your license expiration date to avoid fines and delays.

Fines

A $50 fine will apply automatically for each hour you don't complete before midnight CT on your expiration date, no exceptions.
If your license expired after June 1, 2018, there is a maximum fine of $500 per license type. For license terms that expired before this date, there is no cap on fines.
If you do have fines, you must pay these in addition to completing your CE hours before you can become CE compliant.

Important: Fines are non-refundable. If you receive an extension or exemption after you've paid your CE fines, they will not be refunded.

Find out more on the TDI website.

Pay your renewal fee.

There are two ways to pay your renewal fee online:

Sircon/Vertafore: Most license types can use this method. This method provides immediate online processing, and a vendor fee will be added to the renewal fee.

You can print your license for free for up to 30 days after you make your payment if you pay on Sircon.
National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR): Some license types can use NIPR to pay the renewal fee. Payments are usually processed the same day, and a vendor fee will be added.

Texas.gov is not available for license renewal payments during this timeframe.