l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2027

Joint custody; create rebuttable presumption of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 11, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

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 THAT A COURT SHALL CONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE PARTIES AND CHILDREN; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRESUMPTION THAT JOINT CUSTODY AND EQUALLY SHARED PARENTING TIME IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD SHALL NOT APPLY IF A DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTION ORDER IS BEING OR HAS BEEN ENTERED AGAINST A PARTY BY ANOTHER PARTY OR ON BEHALF OF A CHILD AT ISSUE IN THE CUSTODY HEARING; 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; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CALCULATION OF CHILD SUPPORT WHERE THE COURT AWARDS JOINT CUSTODY WITH EQUALLY SHARED PARENTING TIME; TO AMEND SECTION 43-19-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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 8 to March 11, 2026, 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 action8 actions on 8 days

In the SenateJan 8 to Feb 1134 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 8 to Feb 326 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 11 · stopped28 days

Judiciary AFeb 16 to Mar 315 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

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 8 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 8Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 11

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 10Read the third time in the House
  5. Mar 11Died on the calendar in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 11PassedSenate
  4. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 10Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 11Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives