The Regular Session of the 91st General Assembly opened on January 9, 2017.

The 91st General Assembly was marked by several scandals, indictments, and guilty pleas involving current and former legislators.

Former legislators Hank Wilkins IV, Jon Woods[2] and Micah Neal[3] plead guilty during the 91st General Assembly, detailing a fraud and kickback scheme abusing Arkansas's General Improvement Fund.

Their pleas indicated sitting members in the 91st General Assembly could be charged later.

Representative Mickey Gates (R-22nd) made national news for failing to pay taxes for 15 years, but resisted calls for his resignation.