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HB 980MISSISSIPPISession 2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Mississippi House Bill 980 Revises Child Support Guidelines and Income Calculation Schedules

Original title: Child support; revise to calculate with shared income of both parents.

Last action · February 3, 2026: 02/03 (H) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Becky Currie

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What This Bill Proposed

House Bill 980 revises Mississippi's child support guidelines to incorporate an income-shared model of both parents and updates child support schedules into specific dollar amounts effective July 1, 2026. The legislation establishes a for support awards based on combined adjusted monthly gross income and details permissible deductions, such as federal, state, and local taxes, social security, and retirement contributions.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Parents subject to child support proceedings

Directly affected

Minor children in Mississippi

Directly affected

Department of Human Services

The department is tasked with reviewing the appropriateness of the child support guidelines every four years and prescribing medical support employer notice forms.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is combined adjusted monthly gross income calculated under the new bill?
Gross income from both parents is determined across all potential sources, and legally mandated deductions such as taxes, social security, and non-voluntary retirement contributions are subtracted. Existing court-ordered support for other children may also be deducted before dividing the annual total by twelve.
Can a court deviate from the new child support guidelines?
Yes, judicial or administrative bodies can deviate from the guidelines by making a written or specific finding on the record that application of the guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate based on specific criteria such as extraordinary medical expenses, independent income of the child, or particular shared parental arrangements.
Does the bill allow courts to treat incarceration as voluntary unemployment?
No, the bill specifies that courts may not consider incarceration as intentional or voluntary unemployment or underemployment when establishing or modifying a child-support order.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

2 actions
  1. Feb 3, 2026House
    02/03 (H) Died In Committee
  2. Jan 16, 2026HouseCommittee
    01/16 (H) Referred To Judiciary A

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Sponsors

Becky CurrieHouse · District 92RepublicanPrimary sponsor

Discoveries

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policy shift95% confidence

Transition to Income-Shared Model

The bill shifts Mississippi child support guidelines from a pure percentage-of-obligor-income model to an income-shared model incorporating both parents' resources.

Connected Entities

Department of Human Services, Becky Currie
OrganizationDepartment of Human Services“Agency required to review guidelines and prescribe medical support employer noti”Map →
PersonBecky Currie“Representative who introduced House Bill 980”Map →

Sources

Open source document

billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

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