SB 1118 - Alcohol or Drug Impairment Summary

• Replaces "driving under the influence" terminology with "driving while impaired" throughout Florida statutes and establishes a comprehensive definition of "impaired" as weakening or diminishing physical or mental abilities.

• Creates new offense categories for driving while impaired based on controlled substances: establishes affirmative defense for prescribed substances consumed according to directions, but denies defense for non-prescribed substances or legal substances consumed in harmful quantities.

• Extends impairment provisions to boating, firearms use, and commercial motor vehicle operation with corresponding test requirements, penalties, and presumptions based on alcohol concentration thresholds (0.05, 0.08 grams per 100ml blood or 210L breath).

• Modifies testing procedures and terminology from "blood-alcohol level" to "alcohol concentration" and expands implied consent to include urine testing for chemical and controlled substances in addition to breath and blood tests.

• Applies conforming changes across 40+ related statutes regarding driver licensing, vehicle registration, ignition interlock devices, license suspension/revocation periods, and financial responsibility requirements for impaired driving offenses.