SB 2750 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Acknowledgment of matrimony & paternity; revise related provisions, define certain terms & recognize a fundamental right of a parent.

SB 2750 requires hospitals and birth attendants to offer mothers a form at childbirth to state marital status (married to the child’s father, married to someone else, or unmarried) and whether the child was born within lawful marriage. If the mother was married at conception/birth, the husband is listed as the father on the birth certificate unless paternity testing excludes him, in which case the mother and biological father may formally acknowledge paternity. The bill also creates new definitions for "parent," "father," and "mother," and establishes a fundamental right for parents to direct their child’s upbringing, health, and education - prohibiting government interference without strict justification. This affects hospitals, birth records, parents, and child support enforcement processes in Mississippi.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2026 Last action Feb 3, 2026