A bill by Sen. Andrew Lanza is one step closer to becoming a law. The New York Senate approved the motion 61-1. The bill lists three items as its purpose:
- Requires new console systems to be equipped with parental controls
- Create a 16-member governmental advisory council
- Mandate that ESRB ratings be displayed on game packaging
The first and last two bullet points should be familiar. With the exception of the portables, all three major game consoles have parental controls built in, and there hasn’t been a game released without an ESRB rating on a console since its inception. The bill has one more step before being implemented (and going into effect in 2010) and that’s the approval of New York Gov. David Paterson. Oh, and the eventual video game industry lawsuit based on first amendment rights.
BREAKING - NY Senate Passes Video Game Bill 61-1 - [GamePolitics]
Tags: andrew lanza, esrb, new york senate, parental controls
