# Mississippi HB 1662: Joint custody matters; create rebuttable presumption in favor of.

Mississippi HB 1662, Joint custody matters; create rebuttable presumption in favor of., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1662-2026
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi HB 1662
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Joint custody matters; create rebuttable presumption in favor of.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Judiciary A, Judiciary, Division A
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (299 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Equal parenting time in new custody cases: benefit, medium. For initial temporary and final custody orders entered after July 1, 2026, courts start with joint legal and physical custody and equal parenting time as best for the child. A parent can rebut this presumption by showing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that another arrangement is best. Reasons…
- Child support offset for equal parenting: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, when a court orders equal shared parenting, it calculates child support for each parent under Mississippi’s guidelines as if each were the parent who pays. The court subtracts the smaller amount from the larger. Unless the court finds a different result is best for the child…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 39 | 10 | 1 |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 90 | 10 | 16 |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed | pass | 118 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (19)

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

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1662IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1662IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1662PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1662PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1662_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1662_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1662SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1662SG.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1662IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1662IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1662PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1662PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1662_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1662_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1662SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1662SG.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1662-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).