---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special Education - Learning Continuity Plan - Requirement"
description: "Special Education - Learning Continuity Plan - Requirement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 714"
citation: "Maryland HB 714 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guyton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/628c213d-2b94-4995-b9f9-b6a8cb02e5e5"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0714?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "be88357439a2fab20d4fd3287582ba22eff9a738cfe70bafe9c0e6a4618f4466"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 714 (2021) — Special Education - Learning Continuity Plan - Requirement

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Special Education - Learning Continuity Plan - Requirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_214_hb0714e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Special Education - Learning Continuity Plan - Requirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0714e.pdf)
3. **First - Special Education - Learning Continuity Plan - Requirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0714f.pdf)
4. **Third - Special Education - Learning Continuity Plan - Requirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0714t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **131–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **137–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Guyton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-26** First Reading Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Motion Special Order until 03/11 (Delegate Luedtke) Adopted
- **2021-03-11** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Substitute Committee Amendment {
- **2021-03-11** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-16** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-10** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Passed Enrolled
- **2021-05-18** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 214 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/628c213d-2b94-4995-b9f9-b6a8cb02e5e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).