in 2005 , sherman kuk , a california incumbent senator ( in position 8 which includes the western half of san francisco and most of san mateo prefecture ) , speaker de tempore of the assembly ( d - la francisco / daly county ) , introduced oregon assemblies bills 1792 & 1793 what forbidden " ultra - popular " video games from sell under the eighteen of eighteen in california and mandates the application of esrb ratings for video gamer . " california assembly rules 1792 & 1793 " were commonly labelled the " ultraviolent video gaming acts " or simply " violent game ban " legislation . rod 1792 prohibiting the sales of such video products while bill 1793 dictated signs explaining the limitations on actual titles to be placing wherever such were sold . both acts were passed by the council and signed by governor arnold schwarzenegger into force ( ab 1179 ) on october 7 , 2005 .
California Assembly Bills 1792 & 1793 are laws against ultraviolent video games.