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Mississippi age verification laws

Two laws: SB 2346 makes adult sites check ages from 1 July 2023, and HB 1126 makes social platforms check every new account holder's age, with a parent's consent for anyone under 18.1, 2 The Supreme Court let HB 1126 be enforced while the case goes on.3

Checked 1 November 2026 against the sources.

Mississippi's two laws

LawWhat it requiresStatus
SB 2346 (2023)Adult sites, from 1 Jul 2023Sites where more than a third of the material is harmful to minors must use reasonable age verification.1In force
HB 1126 (2024)Social platforms, from 1 Jul 2024No account without registering your age. Platforms must make commercially reasonable efforts to verify it, and need a parent's or guardian's express consent for known minors, meaning under 18.2In force
 Statuses as of 1 November 2026. In force means we found no court order that blocks it. This page describes laws and court rulings. It is not legal advice.

Adult sites: SB 2346

A site can check with a digital ID card, or through a commercial age verification system that uses a government ID or public or private transactional data, such as mortgage, education or employment records.1

What may be kept

No identifying information, once access is granted, whether the site or a third party ran the check. A site that knowingly keeps it can be sued for damages.1

Who can sue

The law makes a site that fails to check liable to an individual for damages from a minor's access, plus court costs and attorney fees. News organizations, internet providers, search engines and cloud providers are excluded.1

Social platforms: HB 1126

The Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act covers services that let users make a profile, interact socially and post content others can see. Email or messaging-only services, news, shopping and video game services with incidental chat, and career networking are excluded.2 Other states' social media laws

Rules for a minor's account

Collect only the data needed to run the service, and use it only for that purpose. No precise geolocation, no targeted ads involving harmful material, and no selling or sharing the data except for listed reasons such as law enforcement.2

Enforcement

A violation is an unfair or deceptive trade practice, enforced by the Attorney General. A parent of an affected minor can ask a court for a declaratory judgment or an injunction, but not damages, and not as a class action.2

  1. Approved by the governor, effective 1 July 2024.4
  2. The federal district court enjoins enforcement, in NetChoice v. Fitch, No. 1:24-cv-170.5
  3. The Fifth Circuit has stayed that injunction, and NetChoice, a tech industry group, asks the Supreme Court to lift the stay.3
  4. The Supreme Court denies the request, so the law can be enforced. Justice Kavanaugh concurs, writing that the law is likely unconstitutional under current case law but that NetChoice had not shown the balance of harms favors it.3, 5

The order was not a ruling on whether the law is constitutional. The appeal, No. 25-60348, is in the Fifth Circuit.3

What users saw

Bluesky blocked access from Mississippi on 22 August 2025, saying its small team could not spare the resources to build the age checks and parental consent the law requires.6 On 8 December 2025 the company said it had changed course and lets Mississippi users who are 18 or over in after an age check.6

Questions people ask

Does Mississippi require age verification?

Yes, for adult sites since 1 July 2023, and for accounts on social platforms under HB 1126.1, 2

Is Mississippi's social media law in effect?

It can be enforced. The district court's injunction is stayed, and the Supreme Court refused to lift the stay on 14 August 2025.3

Until what age do you need a parent's consent?

18. HB 1126 defines a known minor as a child younger than 18.2 Compare Georgia's law.

Is the 2026 Mississippi HB 1126 the same law?

No. Bill numbers restart each session. HB 1126 of the 2026 session is a teacher pay bill. The age law is HB 1126 of 2024.4, 7

Sources 7
  1. Senate Bill 2346 (2023), as sent to the governor, and its history (approved 18 April 2023), Mississippi Legislature. Read 1 November 2026.
  2. House Bill 1126 (2024), Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act, as sent to the governor, Mississippi Legislature. Read 1 November 2026.
  3. NetChoice, LLC v. Fitch, No. 25A97, docket, Supreme Court of the United States. Read 1 November 2026.
  4. House Bill 1126 (2024), history, Mississippi Legislature. Read 1 November 2026.
  5. NetChoice, LLC v. Fitch, 606 U.S. ___ (2025), Kavanaugh, J., concurring in the denial of the application to vacate stay, 14 August 2025, Supreme Court of the United States. Read 1 November 2026.
  6. Our response to Mississippi's age assurance law, 22 August 2025, updated 8 December 2025, Bluesky (the company). Read 1 November 2026.
  7. House Bill 1126 (2026 session), history, Mississippi Legislature. Read 1 November 2026.

Every fact here comes from the law, the court or the company's own notice, checked again and dated. How we check