l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2663

Age of majority; eighteen.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 1-3-21 AND 1-3-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF "INFANT" AND "MINOR" TO PROVIDE THAT 18 SHALL BE THE AGE OF MAJORITY; TO AMEND SECTION 11-5-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM AS TO SALE OR CONVEYANCE OF A MINOR'S PROPERTY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 13-5-1 AND 13-5-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AGE OF JURY SERVICE; TO AMEND SECTION 93-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AGE FOR ISSUANCE OF A MARRIAGE LICENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 93-9-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM AS TO PATERNITY PROCEEDINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 93-11-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AGE OF EMANCIPATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-13-75 AND 93-13-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM AS TO THE GUARDIANSHIP OF MINORS; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM AS TO THE AGE OF PARENTS IN AN ADOPTION; TO AMEND SECTION 91-5-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM AS TO THE AGE OF ISSUE CAPABLE OF INHERITING; TO REPEAL SECTION 91-7-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE AGE OF 18 YEARS SHALL BE THE AGE OF MAJORITY OF AN EXECUTOR, EXECUTRIX, ADMINISTRATOR OR ADMINISTRATRIX AND THAT THE BOND EXECUTED BY SUCH PERSON FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES SHALL BE AS VALID AND BINDING AS IF SUCH PERSON WERE OF FULL AGE; TO AMEND SECTION 91-7-293, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM AS TO FINAL ACCOUNTING AS TO HEIRS OF AN ESTATE; TO AMEND SECTION 91-20-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM AS TO TRANSFERS TO MINORS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-19-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM AS TO CHILD SUPPORT PAID BY THE PUTATIVE FATHER OF A DISABLED CHILD; TO AMEND SECTION 97-33-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE PENALTY FOR GAMBLING WITH A KNOWN MINOR; TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-3-11, 93-19-1 AND 93-19-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO REPEAL SECTION 93-19-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT ALL PERSONS 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, IF NOT OTHERWISE DISQUALIFIED, SHALL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ENTER INTO BINDING CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS AFFECTING PERSONAL PROPERTY AND THAT AN EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD MAY SUE IN HIS OWN NAME AS AN ADULT AND BE SUED IN HIS OWN NAME AS AN ADULT AND BE SERVED WITH PROCESS AS AN ADULT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

January 15 to February 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 15 to Feb 3 · stopped19 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 15 to Feb 3 · stopped19 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 15 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 15Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate