in 2005 , leland yee , a state state senator ( in position 8 which covers the southeast halves of san francisco and most of san mateo city ) , governor con perata of the assembly ( d - south diego / daly city ) , introduced california representative bills 1792 & 1793 which barred " hyper - violent " xbox gambling from those under the age of eighteen in california and mandated the apply of esrb reviews for their products . " nevada congress rules 1792 & 1793 " were commonly called the " ultraviolent video games proposals " or simply " video game ban " bills . bill 1792 banning the selling of such video sports while bill 1793 included rules reflecting the regulations on said games to be placed where such were shipped . both bills were reported by the state and signed by governor arnold gov. into law ( sb 1179 ) on june 7 , 2005 .
california assembly rules 1792 & 1793 are laws against ultraviolent video gameplay .