Bill passes, retailers must post ratings
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Aug 18th 2004 at 8:13AM }
California's state senate has passed a bill that orders retailers to post signs that display
videogames' ratings. The goal is to alert parents to the nature of the content of games their children might be
purchasing (or more likely, that they are purchasing for their children). It's all the brainchild of Leland Yee who has
had several unsuccessful attempts before getting this version of his bill passed—originally, he sought to have "Mature"
games stocked separately and displayed at least five feet off the ground. Of course, now the bill must be vetoed
by who else, but The Terminator himself. (FYI: "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" got a nifty "Teen"
rating).
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Mike Krempasky @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
Perhaps a nit, perhaps a pick. The bill is a state bill (in nutty California, of all things) but your picture is the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Thank goodness this AINT a federal bill - yet, but if you want an accurate picture, try here http://www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov/virtualtours/shared/statics/steps.jpg
bwana @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
I may have missed something, but it seems like the article to which you've linked says "The final stage for the bill is getting it signed (or vetoed) by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger" which you also note in the entry.
Doesn't that make it a bill, not a law, and therefore not something which requires action as implied in the title?