in 2005 , leland yee , a us state representative ( in district 8 now includes the western half of california pablo and most of san lucas county ) , sergeant per tempore of the assembly ( d - san francisco / daly cities ) , introduced california assembly terms 1792 & 1793 which barred " ultra - violent " television games from teenagers under the age of eighteen in california and mandated the application of esrb classifications for video games . " california parliament legislation 1792 & 1793 " were colloquially called the " ultraviolent professional games bills " or simply " video game ban " bills . bill 1792 banned the sales of such video games while bill 1793 required signs explaining the limits on said things to be placed where such were sold . both legislation were passed by the assembly and signed by candidate franklin schwarzenegger into law ( ab 1179 ) on may 7 , 2005 .
California Assembly Bills 1792 & 1793 are laws against ultraviolent video games.