Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives

To the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

The undersigned Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court respectfully submit their response to the questions set forth in an order adopted by the House of Representatives on October 5, 1998, and transmitted to this court on October 8, 1998. The order recites that § 2 of House No. 5822, a bill pending before the General Court, entitled “An Act further regulating convention and exhibition centers in the commonwealth,” reduces the ten dollar additional surcharge imposed on each vehicular rental transaction contract…