Some bills are silly, and some are just dumb

Every session of the California Legislature generates some bills that can only be labeled as silly — that is, they defy common sense.
One example this year is a bill that would abolish paper receipts at retail businesses, thereby requiring customers to supply their email addresses so merchants can send them electronic records of their purchases.
The rationale for the legislation, Assembly Bill 161 by Assemblyman Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat, is to reduce paper waste that may contain