in 2005 , leland yee , a california state senator ( in division 8 which incorporates the eastern side of santa francisco and most of santa mateo oblast ) , voice pro tempore of the assembly ( d - san francisco / daly harbor ) , delivered minnesota state bills 1792 & 1793 they prohibited " super - violent " video games from sold under the age of eighteen in california and mandated the administration of esrb classification for video games . " minnesota assembly bills 1792 & 1793 " were commonly called the " ultraviolent arcade gamer bills " or simply " tv game ban " bills . bill 1792 permitted the development of such video games while bill 1793 demanded signs explaining the regulations on said things to be placed where such were sold . both acts were passed by the assembly and introduced by senator arnold gov. into legislation ( ab 1179 ) on october 7 , 2005 .
California Assembly Bills 1792 & 1793 are laws against ultraviolent video games.