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Marty Gearheart (R - Mercer, 037)

Majority Whip



CONTACT

marty.gearheart@wvhouse.gov

Capitol Office:
Room 200E-A, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3179


Marty Gearheart Biography

Date of Birth: September 15th, 1961

Education: B.S., Concord University

Occupation: Managing Member, Gearheart Enterprises, LLC

Children: Keri Redman, Sara Davies and Leah Gearheart Grandchildren Rylee Davies, Easton Davies, Sam Redman

Parents: Frank and Gwenn Gearheart

Religion: United Methodist

Town of Birth: Zeublon, NC

Affiliations: Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce; NRA

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Finance
House Rules
Substance Abuse
Technology and Infrastructure
Workforce Development

INTERIM COMMITTEES:
Dept of Transportation Accountability
Finance
Technology and Infrastructure


DISTRICT 037


District Counties: Mercer

 

SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2023

Delegate Gearheart was the Lead Sponsor of 16 bills
BillTitleStatusCommittee
HB 2037Create a prison work pilot programPending
HB 2274Eliminating specific statutory restrictions on outdoor advertisementPendingJudiciary
HB 2369To allow landowners to pay hunters to hunt their propertyPendingAgriculture and Natural Resources
HB 2370Requiring 50 percent of all reappropriated revenue accounts to be surrendered to general revenuePendingFinance
HB 2371Ensure State Road Construction Account funds are in addition to general highways funds provided to the DOT districtsPending
HB 2372Relating to “unencumbered” special revenue accounts to be surrendered to general revenue under certain circumstancesPendingFinance
HB 2373Requiring legislative approval of additional parkways bonds and removing tolls once bonds paid Pending
HB 2374Make appointment process for Congressional seats the same as that for the US SenatePendingJudiciary
HB 2557Make appointment process for Congressional seats the same as that for the US SenatePendingJudiciary
HB 2570Requiring certain non-discretionary procedures be strictly complied with by the West Virginia Parkways Authority before tolls, rents, fees or charges may be increasedPendingGovernment Organization
HB 2571Require county school boards to have members elected per districtPendingJudiciary
HB 2890Modifying student disciplineSigned
HB 3044Relating to the annual fee for limited video lottery terminal permitsSigned
HB 3071Requiring the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways AuthorityPending
HB 3342Relating to cooperation between municipal and county economic development authorities Pending
HB 3426Establishing certain tenant protections and landlord notice requirements at rental propertiesPendingJudiciary

MEDIA

Release TitleDate
Chairman Gearheart Again Presses Governor On Road Bond Funding 08/04/2017
Chairman Gearheart Wants Governor to Commit to Using Passed Tax Increases for Road Bond07/19/2017
Delegate Gearheart Applauds Governor's Recognition of West Virginia Families' Financial Struggles04/26/2017
Delegates To Host Tax Reform Public Comment Hearing November 10th In Bluefield10/27/2015
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