Bills on police immunity, immigration, and tax cuts are among those pending for the home stretch of Alabama’s annual legislative session.

Others still in the mix would regulate devices and app stores to try to protect children from porn, regulate and tax gummies and drinks containing the marijuana chemical THC, allow the Alabama Farmers Federation to establish an unregulated health care plan for its members, and require public schools to post the Ten Commandments.

Seven meeting days remain in the legislative session out of the 30 allowed by the state constitution. The session must end by May 19, but House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter said the tentative plan is to wrap up sooner, possibly May 8 or May 13.

Here’s a breakdown of what’s left:

Must pass

Lawmakers are still working on the education and General Fund budgets for next fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1.

Passing the budgets is the only task lawmakers are required to do under the constitution.

The Senate has passed the education budget and the House has passed the General Fund budget.

Police immunity

HB202 by Rep. Rex Reynolds, R-Huntsville, would rewrite state law on civil and criminal immunity for police officers.

Gov. Kay Ivey advocated for the “Back the Blue” bill during her State of the State address in February.

The bill passed the House on a party line vote, with Democrats opposed, but has not advanced in the Senate.

Proponents say it is hard to recruit and retain police officers and that protection from civil and criminal liability would help.

Opponents say the immunity offered by the bill would be too broad and make it hard to hold police accountable for bad actions.

Immigration

SB53 by Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, would create a state law against human smuggling, making it a felony to knowingly bring into Alabama a person who does not have legal status to be in the country.

Immigrants and advocates have said the bill would criminalize necessary travel for immigrant families, workers, and businesses and add to fear and uncertainty caused by President Trump’s calls for mass deportations.

Besides the human smuggling provision, Kitchens said the bill would also clarify how state and local police can check the immigration status of people who are arrested and jailed for other reasons.

HB7 by Rep. Ernie Yarbrough, R-Trinity, would allow local police to enter memorandums of understanding with federal authorities to increase their involvement in immigration enforcement.

Most House Democrats opposed the bill because of concerns that it would unfairly target Black and Latino people.

Tax cuts

The House has passed several tax cut bills by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville. So far, they have not advanced in the Senate.

HB386 would reduce the state sales tax on food from 3% to 2% effective Sept. 1 and save consumers an estimated $122 million a year.

HB387 would authorize, but not require, cities and counties to lower their sales taxes on food. Current law allows cities and counties to reduce the sales tax on food only if their general fund grows by at least 2%.

HB388 would increase a state income tax exemption for people 65 and older on money withdrawn from IRAs and 401(k) accounts, and would save taxpayers an estimated $45 million a year.

HB389 would make changes to the income tax affecting dependent exemptions and deductions and would save taxpayers an estimated $25 million a year.

THC products

HB445 by Rep. Andy Whitt, R-Harvest, would put products containing THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, under regulation by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The products include gummies, other edibles, and drinks containing THC derived from hemp.

It would take those products out of convenience stores and limit sales to stores that don’t admit people under 21. It would add a 7% tax.

Whitt’s bill is one of about a half-dozen bills on THC products this session and is the one that has advanced the most, passing the House and winning committee approval in the Senate.

Protecting children from porn

SB186 by Sen. Clyde Chambliss, R-Prattville, would require that smart phones and tablets have filters that prevent access to obscene material and require a process to activate the devices during account setup for users younger than 18.

SB187 by Chambliss would require app stores to verify the age of customers and link the accounts of customers younger than 18 to a parent’s account.

The Senate passed both bills on Thursday. They still must pass the House to become law. The House has passed a device porn filter bill the last two years.

Ten Commandments

HB178 by Rep. Mark Gidley, R-Gadsden, would require public schools to post the Ten Commandments in the lobby, library, or other common area, and in classrooms that teach U.S. history.

The displays would include excerpts from the Constitution and other historical documents.

Gidley’s bill passed the House on Thursday and moves to the Senate.

Lulu’s law

HB437 by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, would create a system to issue alerts when there is an unprovoked shark attack on Alabama’s coast in Baldwin or Mobile counties.

Lulu Gribbin, a Mountain Brook teen who survived a shark attack last year, came to the State House to advocate for the bill, which is named after her.

It has passed the House and moves to the Senate.

Gulf of America

HB247 by Rep. David Standridge, R-Hayden, would require state and local entities and their employees to recognize the Gulf of America as the new name of the Gulf of Mexico, in line with President Trump’s executive order.

The bill passed the House and goes to the Senate.

Alabama Farmers Federation health plan

HB477 by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, would allow the Alabama Farmers Federation to offer a health coverage plan to its members that would not be regulated as insurance.

ALFA and its members say it is needed for farmers and self-employed members struggling to pay for health insurance because they don’t have employer-provided plans but make too much money to qualify for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, the American Cancer Society, and the American Lung Association are among opponents to the bill, who say the plan will not carry the consumer protections required for plans regulated by the Alabama Department of Insurance and the Affordable Care Act.

The bill has passed the House and is awaiting a committee vote in the Senate.