ChangeBridge / Mississippi / HB1662 Signed by Governor
HB1662 House Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-06

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

billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history...

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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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