BOSTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Thursday morning the House voted just before 5:45 a.m. to approve  a veterans service bill including several policy changes and tax incentives for veterans. The bill, H4976, increases access to behavioral health treatment, a new local-option property tax exemption, and changes the definition of veteran to align with the US Veterans Affairs Department. The Senate is now expected to approve the bill and send it to the Governor’s desk.