The Oklahoma Senate has overridden Governor Kevin Stitt's vetoes of two bills that would extend existing agreements with Native American tribes for another year.

The overrides yesterday were the latest development in an ongoing dispute between Stitt and several Oklahoma-based tribes. The Republican governor wants to renegotiate tribal compacts on the sale of tobacco products and the issuance of motor vehicle tags by tribes. The two bills he vetoed would extend those compacts for another year. Stitt has raised concerns that the existing compact language needs to be rewritten in light of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2020 that led to the reservation boundaries of several Oklahoma-based tribes being upheld. Several tribal leaders praised the Senate for overriding the governor's vetoes. The bill to extend the compact over the sale of tobacco still must be overridden by the House, which is expected to meet July 31st.