Amend HB 156 by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to
read as follows and by renumbering existing SECTIONS of the bill
accordingly:
      SECTION _.  Article 26.13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
      (g)  Before accepting a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo
contendere and on the request of a victim of the offense, the court
may assist the victim and the defendant in participating in a
victim-offender mediation program.