Age of majority; revise.
SB 2031 lowers Mississippi's age of majority from 21 to 18 years old. The bill amends over 20 sections of Mississippi law to replace "21" with "18" wherever the age of majority is referenced, including definitions of "infant," "minor," and "adult" in statutes related to contracts, jury duty, marriage licenses, adoption, guardianship, and legal capacity. It also repeals outdated provisions that previously allowed certain groups (like veterans or executors) to have disabilities of minority until age 21. This change directly affects all Mississippi residents reaching age 18, granting them full legal adulthood for these specific legal matters.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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Current version
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MINOR
The bill title was updated to reflect that it has passed the Senate, and the act's purpose statement was expanded to explicitly mention amending the definition of 'infant' in addition to lowering the age of majority. This clarifies the bill's intent to modify multiple sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972, including those related to age thresholds and child definitions.
Scope change
The bill's scope now explicitly includes amendments to the definition of 'infant' in addition to lowering the age of majority from 21 to 18.
SCOPE
The bill title was changed from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the Senate', indicating legislative progress and confirming Senate approval.
DEFINITION
The act's purpose statement was expanded to include amending Section 1-3-27 to conform the definition of 'infant', broadening the bill's legislative intent beyond just age of majority changes.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting changes were made to the header and title sections to reflect the bill's current legislative status.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2026
How they voted
43–7
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 52
Feb 9, 2026
D
Democratic18
77% Yea
R
Republican34
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary A
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division A
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis DeBar
RRepublican
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