SB 2031 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

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 It also repeals outdated provisions that previously allowed certain groups (like veterans or executors) to have disabilities of minority until age 21.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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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 3 edits
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

437
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 52
Feb 9, 2026
D Democratic18
14 Yea 2 Nay 2
77% Yea
R Republican34
29 Yea 5 Nay
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
Photo of Dennis DeBar
Dennis DeBar
RRepublican
MS
43