85R8622 MEW-D     By: Burns H.B. No. 3150       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to allowing a person suspected of committing or attempting   to commit theft to complete an education program offered by a   merchant.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 124.001, Civil Practice and Remedies   Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 124.001.  DETENTION. (a) A person who reasonably   believes that another has stolen or is attempting to steal property   is privileged to detain that person in a reasonable manner and for a   reasonable time to investigate ownership of the property.          (b)  A person who is in the business of selling goods or   services as a merchant is not precluded from:                (1)  offering a person who is suspected of stealing or   attempting to steal property from the merchant an opportunity to   complete the merchant's education program instead of reporting the   suspected offense to a law enforcement agency;                (2)  informing the other person of the civil and   criminal remedies available to the merchant and the state; and                (3)  reducing or waiving a fee for the education   program based on the other person's ability to pay.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.