HB1662
House Bill
Signed by Governor
Joint custody matters; create rebuttable presumption in favor of.
An Act To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Rebuttable Presumption In Favor Of Joint Custody With Equal Parenting Time In All Custody Matters; To Provide That The Presumption Shall Be Rebuttable By A Preponderance Of The Evidence; To Provide For The Calculation Of Child Support Where The Court Awards Joint Custody With Equally Shared Parenting Time; To Require A Court To Document The Reasons From Deviating From The Presumption Unless Both Parents Petition For A Deviation; To Clarify That This Section Shall Apply To All Custody Determinations; And For Related Purposes.
Bill Details
State
Mississippi
Session
2026 Regular Session
Chamber
House
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Shane Aguirre
(Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-06
S
Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-06
H
Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-01
S
Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-31
H
Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-30
H
Conference Report Filed
2026-03-30
S
Conference Report Filed
2026-03-30
S
Conferees Named Wiggins,McCaughn,Fillingane
2026-03-30
H
Conferees Named Hood,Aguirre,Yates
2026-03-26
H
Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2026-03-09
S
Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-05
S
Passed As Amended
2026-03-05
S
Amended
2026-02-26
S
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-02-19
S
Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2026-02-12
H
Transmitted To Senate
2026-02-11
H
Passed
2026-02-02
H
Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-19
H
Referred To Judiciary A
Votes
2026-02-11
House Passed
Yea: 118
Nay: 0
2026-03-05
Senate Passed As Amended
Yea: 52
Nay: 0
2026-03-31
House Conference Report Adopted
Yea: 92
Nay: 8
2026-04-01
Senate Conference Report Adopted
Yea: 39
Nay: 10
Committee Referrals
2026-01-19
H
Judiciary A
2026-02-19
S
Judiciary, Division A
Amendments
0000-00-00
Senate Committee Amendment No 1
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-22
Introduced
2026-02-12
Engrossed
2026-04-06
Enrolled
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