Mississippi House Bill 1662

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on April 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-08 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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.

Joint custody matters; create rebuttable presumption in favor of.

Rep. Shane Aguirre [R]

2026-04-01 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 39 N: 10 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 92 N: 8 NV: 22 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-05 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - House Passed (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-08		Approved by Governor
2026-04-06	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-06	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-01	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-31	House	Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-30	House	Conference Report Filed
2026-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2026-03-30	Senate	Conferees Named Wiggins,McCaughn,Fillingane
2026-03-30	House	Conferees Named Hood,Aguirre,Yates
2026-03-26	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2026-03-09	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-05	Senate	Passed As Amended
2026-03-05	Senate	Amended
2026-02-26	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-02-19	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2026-02-12	House	Transmitted To Senate
2026-02-11	House	Passed
2026-02-02	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
93	5	24	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1662.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1662IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1662PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1662SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1662_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Supplement	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/cr/HB1662CR.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0370030.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0590038.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0850014.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0860033.pdf