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
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2025Delegate Gearheart was the Lead Sponsor of 19 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2643 | Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments | Pending | |
| HB 2644 | Ensure State Road Construction Account funds are in addition to general highways funds provided to the DOT districts | Pending | |
| HB 2645 | Requiring certain non-discretionary procedures be strictly complied with by the West Virginia Parkways Authority before tolls, rents, fees or charges may be increased | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2646 | To permit students in eighth and ninth grade to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to play sports in the fall. | Pending | |
| HB 2647 | To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility. | Pending | |
| HB 2648 | Establishing certain tenant protections and landlord notice requirements at rental properties | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2649 | Relating to adding elementary schools into school disciplinary measures | Pending | |
| HB 2663 | Relating to “unencumbered” special revenue accounts to be surrendered to general revenue under certain circumstances | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2664 | Require county school boards to have members elected per district | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2665 | Requiring 50 percent of all reappropriated revenue accounts to be surrendered to general revenue | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2666 | To allow landowners to pay hunters to hunt their property | Pending | |
| HB 2667 | Requiring the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways Authority | Pending | |
| HB 2675 | Eliminating the authority of the West Virginia Parkways Authority to issue further parkway revenue, parkway revenue refunding, or special obligation bonds after July 1, 2024 | Pending | |
| HB 2676 | Eliminating specific statutory restrictions on outdoor advertisement | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2677 | To prohibit cell phone possession and usage by students during instructional time in grades K-12. | Pending | |
| HB 2678 | Relating to school zones of public or private schools | Signed | |
| HB 2680 | Create a prison work pilot program | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3137 | Relating to establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within the state | Pending | |
| HB 3506 | Relating to contributions to the retirement system for judges of courts of record. | Pending | Finance |
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