HB4765 Summary: Landscape Architecture Registration Act

• Creates the Landscape Architecture Registration Act establishing registration requirements for landscape architects through the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, replacing the previous Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989.

• Requires landscape architects to meet qualifications including graduation from an approved program, relevant experience, and passage of an examination; allows certain licensed professionals (architects, engineers, land surveyors) to register without examination.

• Authorizes the Department to issue certificates of registration, conduct examinations and investigations, and take disciplinary action including suspension, revocation, probation, reprimand, and fines up to $10,000 for violations.

• Establishes the act to sunset and be repealed on January 1, 2031, under the Regulatory Sunset Act.

• Amends the Park District Code, Chicago Park District Act, Professional Geologist Licensing Act, and Unified Code of Corrections to reference the new Landscape Architecture Registration Act instead of the former 1989 act.