ed ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁increase ▁California ' s ▁Environment al ▁Fund , ▁which ▁included ▁increasing ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁hy brid ▁vehicles ▁and ▁reduced - em ission ▁bus es . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature , ▁S ald ana ▁introduced ▁three ▁b ills ▁that ▁would ▁restrict ▁California ' s ▁ball ot ▁initi ative ▁process : ▁▁ ▁Assembly ▁Bill ▁ 6 , ▁which ▁would ▁require ▁pet ition ▁drive ▁management ▁companies ▁to ▁pay ▁an ▁annual ▁fee ▁and ▁register ▁with ▁the ▁California ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁ ▁Assembly ▁Bill ▁ 4 2 6 , ▁which ▁would ▁increase ▁the ▁fee ▁that ▁pro ponents ▁of ▁an ▁initi ative ▁measure ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁pay ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁subm itting ▁the ▁draft ▁of ▁the ▁measure ▁to ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁from ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Assembly ▁Bill ▁ 1 0 6 8 , ▁which ▁would ▁forb id ▁contract s ▁with ▁signature ▁gather ers ▁prem ised ▁upon ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁measure ▁qual ifies ▁for ▁the ▁ball ot . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁California ' s ▁term ▁limits , ▁Sal da ña ' s ▁assembly ▁career ▁ended ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁an ▁ac rim on ious ▁late - night ▁session ▁as ▁she ▁pushed ▁legisl ation ▁b anning ▁the ▁open ▁carry ▁of ▁fire ar ms ▁known ▁as ▁AB ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁Sal da ña ▁presented ▁her ▁bill ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly ▁with ▁ 7 0 ▁minutes