MS HB1054

Lowers Mississippi's age of majority from 21 to 18 years old, effective July 1, 2025

Updates definition of "infant" throughout Mississippi Code to mean persons under 18 years old instead of 21

Adjusts jury service eligibility, marriage licensing requirements, child support obligations, and inheritance provisions to reflect age 18 threshold

Adds requirement that 18-year-olds must no longer be attending high school to qualify as adults for purposes of guardianship, child support emancipation, and certain contractual capacities

Repeals outdated provisions allowing removal of minority disabilities for certain veterans and estate administrators; brings forward section clarifying 18-year-olds can enter binding contracts and sue/be sued as adults