The Board of Equalization is planning to consider a bill that provides tax relief to nonprofit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, and a wide variety of other legislative proposals as part of its March 30, 2016 meeting.

Members will also consider whether to support a bill that creates a task force to investigate underground, unlicensed auto dismantling businesses that aren’t paying sales taxes, and another that will allow more veterans to take advantage of property tax exemptions.

The Board has meetings 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29 and Wednesday, March 30, at 450 N Street, Room 121, in Sacramento.

Assembly Bill 2518 partially exempts taxes on building and construction supplies, materials, equipment, and machinery, purchased by a nonprofit corporation for construction of properties that are sold at cost and with zero-interest financing to low-income families. This will help defray the costs of construction, enabling these charities to sell the properties at a more affordable price.

In another item involving low-income housing, the Board will discuss streamlining the Welfare Exemption which provides property tax relief for low-income housing. This will eliminate duplicative reviews by the BOE and county assessors to speed up the granting of the tax exemption.

Senate Bill 1458 broadens the scope of a property tax exemption for disabled veterans. Current law provides a partial property tax exemption for the primary home of a veteran and/or his/her spouse if the veteran was injured while serving, then honorably discharged. This bill would expand the definition of disabled veteran to include a person who has been discharged in any way from the military except dishonorably.

AB 1858 creates an Unlicensed Automobile Dismantling Task Force made up of representatives from the BOE, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the California Environmental Protection Agency. The task force would investigate underground, unlicensed vehicle dismantling and the resulting tax evasion and environmental damage.

Board Members also will discuss SB 987, which imposes a 15 percent retail excise tax on medical cannabis, and AB 2243, which imposes an excise tax on medical cannabis cultivators at varying rates based on weight.