HBA-JEK, CCH C.S.H.B. 2958 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 2958 By: Hope Licensing & Administrative Procedures 5/7/2001 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law requires a petition for a local option election regarding the legalization of the sale of mixed beverages to have the signatures, addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of 25 percent of the qualified voters in the relevant subdivision. The petition must be filed no later than 30 days after the petition is issued. As a result, voters have a short time period to collect the necessary signatures to hold a local option election. C.S.H.B. 2958 increases the time period in which signatures can be collected from 30 to 60 days. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 2958 provides that a petition for a local option election related to the legalization of the sale of mixed beverages in an establishment that holds a food and beverage certificate must be filed no later than 60 days, rather than 30 days, after the petition is issued. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE C.S.H.B. 2958 conforms the original bill to Texas Legislative Council style and format.