The Eighty-Ninth Arkansas General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Arkansas in 2013 and 2014. In this General Assembly, the Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives were both controlled by the Republicans. In the Senate, 21 senators were Republicans and 14 were Democrats. In the House, 51 representatives were Republicans, 48 were Democrats, and one was Green. The 89th General Assembly was the first time both chambers were controlled by Republicans since the Reconstruction era.
The Regular Session of the 89th General Assembly opened on January 14, 2013.
It adjourned sine die May 1, 2014 and was immediately followed the First Extraordinary Session.
The Democratically-controlled 88th General Assembly elected Darrin Williams (D-26th) as speaker-designate for the 89th General Assembly. He was challenged by Terry Rice (R-21st), but won the speaker-designate election on a party line vote. When the Republicans claimed control of the House in the November 2012 elections, the House voted to vacate the prior speaker-designate election and re-open nominations. Davy Carter (R-43rd) defeated Rice to become the first Republican Speaker since the Reconstruction era.