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.