MS SB2535

Lowers the age of majority in Mississippi from 21 to 18 years old.

Updates definitions of "infant" and "minor" throughout Mississippi Code to mean persons under 18 years of age instead of under 21 years.

Conforming amendments made across 40+ statutory sections affecting jury service, marriage licenses, child support, inheritance, guardianship, education programs, and various other laws that referenced age 21 as a threshold.

Repeals three outdated statutes (Sections 91-7-37, 93-3-11, and 93-19-13) that provided special provisions for 18-year-olds under the prior majority age structure.

Effective date: July 1, 2020.