Timber contracts; prohibit certain purchasers from requiring reforestation by landowner.

SB 2765 prohibits entities receiving Mississippi state tax incentives, credits, exemptions, or public funds from requiring landowners to reforest timber land as a condition of purchasing, severing, or producing timber. This bill directly affects landowners selling timber to such entities and would take effect July 1, 2025. The key provision bans these specific buyers from imposing reforestation requirements in contracts, aiming to prevent state-funded entities from adding such conditions. The bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and did not become law.