BILL NUMBER: SB 716INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Lara FEBRUARY 22, 2013 An act relating to immigration. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 716, as introduced, Lara. Immigration detainees: civil rights. Under the United States Constitution, the federal government has the power to regulate immigration. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure any prison, jail, or detention center in California owned or contracted by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement protects the civil rights of persons who are members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender community. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure any prison, jail, or detention center in California owned or contracted by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement protects the civil rights of persons who are members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender community.