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Sen. Marco Lias proposes Centennial fund to help preserve Washington’s Capitol ahead of 100th anniversary

Capital Budget Committee · February 27, 2026
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Sen. Marco Lias introduced SB 6313 to create a Capital Centennial Stewardship Account to pay for repairs, interpretive facilities and public-participation activities at the state Capitol; staff said gifts can be solicited but money must be appropriated before spending and fiscal impacts are indeterminate.

Senator Marco Lias, sponsor of Senate Bill 6313, told the Capital Budget Committee he introduced the bill to help preserve and enhance the Washington State Capitol for its 100th anniversary in 2028. "I feel the same sense of magic that I felt the very first time I drove up to the Capitol," Lias said, describing the idea of enlisting public support to supplement limited public capital funding.

In a staff briefing, Ingrid Lewis told the…

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