Transfer Your Plumber License to Kansas: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)

The structural fact first: Kansas does not issue a statewide journeyman plumber license, so "which board do I apply to" has no state-level answer and there is no state credential to carry across. Your first task is to identify the authority that governs the jobsite — a contractor-level board, or the city or county where you will work — and read its exam and experience rules directly. Just as important on the way out: a credential earned under Kansas's regime generally will not satisfy another state's condition that you hold a state license earned by examination, so expect new-applicant treatment if you later move to a state that does license at the state level. Treat the notes below as directions to the right authority, not a transfer checklist.

Kansas has no state-level plumbing license; plumbers are licensed only by individual cities and counties, so a credential earned in Kansas generally cannot be transferred by state reciprocity and an out-of-state plumber must meet each local jurisdiction's own requirements. Johnson County and the Sedgwick County/Wichita Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department are representative official programs. board_url points to a representative municipal program since no state agency issues the credential; verification_system_url is null because there is no statewide lookup.