1. The Board of Electrical Examiners first promulgated rules effective September 12, 1979. These rules were amended effective October 15, 1987.

2. All previous rules of the Board were repealed and new rules were adopted effective January 1, 1992. These rules were amended effective January 19, 1993; September 29, 1993; January 15, 1996; June 1, 1999; and July 1, 1999

3. All previous rules of the Board were repealed and new rules were adopted effective September 1, 1999. These rules were amended effective August 20, 2001; January 1, 2002; April 1, 2002; April 1, 2004; November 1, 2004; October 1, 2005; and June 1, 2006.

4. All previous rules of the Board of Electrical Examiners were repealed and new rules were adopted effective June 1, 2008. [Note: Rule 010.13-019 was amended effective September 1, 2008 by adding subsection (E)].

5. Rules 010.13-009, 010.13-011, and 010.13-012 pertaining to Specialist Sign Electricians and examination fees were amended by emergency rule effective July 31, 2009. These changes were adopted as permanent rules effective February 1, 2010. Rule 010.13-012(H)(5) was also added by the permanent rule.

6. Effective September 15, 2011 the following Rules were amended: Rule 010.13-008(B)(to update the National Electrical Code to the 2011 edition).

7. Rule 010.13-021 pertaining to the licensure of electrical inspectors was adopted effective February 10, 2014.

8. Effective November 21, 2014, Rule 010.13-008 was amended to update the National Electrical Code to the 2014 edition, with certain exceptions (dealing with arc fault circuit interrupters in kitchen and laundry rooms).

9. Effective April 21, 2016, the following Rules were amended: Rule 010.13-002 (Information for public guidance); Rule 010.13-004 (Rule-making); Rule 010.13-005 (Emergency rule-making); Rule 010.13-009 (Definitions); and Rule 010.13-013 (Licenses). A new rule was also adopted effective April 21, 2016, Rule 010.13-022 (Active duty service members, returning military veterans, and spouses).

10. Effective June 1, 2017, Rule 010.13-008 was amended to adopt Article 691, Large-Scale Photovoltaic (PV) Power Production Facility, 2017 edition of the National Electrical Code as an emergency rule.

11. Effective January 1, 2018, Rule 010.13-008 was amended to update to the 2017 edition of the National Electrical Code, with certain exceptions (dealing with arc fault circuit interrupters in kitchen and laundry rooms).

12. Effective March 1, 2022, the rules were amended concerning automatic and expedited licenses for active military, spouses, and veterans; initial licensing fee waivers for low-income persons; a lifetime journeyman electrician license; and licensure waiver authority for certain criminal offenses.