in 2005 , leland yee , a ca democratic legislator ( in district 8 which comprised the western portions of san francisco and most of san mateo county ) , speaker de tempore of the assembly ( d - san francisco / redwood country ) , introduced california assembly forms 1792 & 1793 it barred " sub - violent " video games from sale under the influence of eighteen in california and required the installation of esrb scores for video gambling . " california assembly bills 1792 & 1793 " were commonly calls the " ultraviolent amusement games bills " or other " the game ban " measures . bill 1792 banned the sales of such video games while bill 1793 dictated regulations explaining the regulations on specific films to be placed where such were sold . both items were passed by the assembly and signed by secretary arnold schwarzenegger into bill ( ab 1179 ) on october 7 , 2005 .
California Assembly Bills 1792 & 1793 are laws against ultraviolent video games.