This bill adds a new section to chapter 69.50 RCW requiring each retail outlet to report any attempt or incident of robbery in the first or second degree to "the board" within 10 days. It requires the board's chief enforcement officer to regularly consult with the Washington State Patrol to provide details of those firstor second-degree robbery attempts or incidents at retail outlets and to discuss any evidence indicating a pattern of, or coordinated effort by, a criminal enterprise. The bill also amends RCW 9.94A.832 so that when a defendant is convicted of firstor second-degree robbery and a special allegation is pleaded and proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the robbery involved one of three situations (a pharmacy as defined in RCW 18.64.011; a cannabis retail outlet licensed under chapter 69.50 RCW where the defendant used a vehicle to damage or gain access; or a cannabis retail outlet licensed under chapter 69.50 RCW where the defendant acted in concert with others), the court must make a finding of fact or the jury must return a special verdict on that special allegation. Affected parties include the unidentified "board" and its chief enforcement officer, the Washington State Patrol, cannabis retail outlets licensed under chapter 69.50 RCW, pharmacies as referenced in RCW 18.64.011, courts and juries handling robbery charges, and defendants convicted of firstor second-degree robbery. Retail outlets must report incidents within 10 days. The bill was read for the first time on 01/23/25 and referred to the Committee on Community Safety during the 69th Legislature, 2025 Regular Session. Several details are not provided in the extracted text: the identity of "the board" is not stated; definitions for "retail outlet" and "cannabis retail outlet" are not included here; the statutory definitions and elements of robbery in the first and second degree are not included; and procedural specifics beyond the requirement that the special allegation be pleaded and proven beyond a reasonable doubt are not provided. The bill may depend on other sections or definitions not included in these extracts.

If enacted, retail businesses — and specifically pharmacies and licensed cannabis stores named in the text — would be required to report any attempt or incident of firstor second-degree robbery to "the board" within 10 days, adding a recurring administrative duty and modest compliance cost for those outlets. The board’s chief enforcement officer would be expected to routinely share robbery details with the Washington State Patrol and look for patterns or coordinated criminal activity, which creates ongoing coordination responsibilities for the board and the patrol and likely increases investigative workload. Courts and juries would also face a new procedural task: when a defendant is convicted of firstor second-degree robbery involving a pharmacy or certain cannabis retail robberies (using a vehicle to force entry or committing the crime in concert), prosecutors must plead and prove a special allegation beyond a reasonable doubt and the court or jury must make a specific factual finding, adding steps and likely more prosecutorial and judicial time per case. Key implementation details are unclear from the provided text: the bill does not identify which agency "the board" is, does not define "retail outlet" or "cannabis retail outlet" in this excerpt, and does not state penalties or enforcement consequences for failing to report, so the exact scope of who must report and the practical enforcement risks for noncompliance remain uncertain.