State registry
California contractor license records.
173,468 licensed records compiled from Contractors State License Board (CSLB) imports, each carrying its source citation and observation date. Look up a specific license →
Records by trade
| general-contractors | 101,026 |
| electricians | 28,065 |
| plumbers | 17,245 |
| painters | 15,649 |
| landscaping | 11,976 |
| hvac | 11,433 |
| roofers | 5,380 |
| concrete | 5,247 |
Records by recorded status
| active | 172,426 |
| contr bond susp | 574 |
| work comp susp | 256 |
| expired | 81 |
| liab ins susp | 43 |
| family sup susp | 25 |
| susp - no qualifier | 22 |
| sos suspension | 20 |
A license can carry more than one trade classification, and source rows can preserve more than one recorded status. Table rows are not additive; the headline counts each license number once.
Recent recorded changes
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The changes above came from re-reading the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) roll; the most recent was observed 2026-08-29. The monthly bulletin collects every California change like them into one email.
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Counts reflect the current record store, not a live board query. Change entries are observations between retained imports; the issuing board linked above remains authoritative. Full monthly listings: California license-change bulletins.