NY A08599

Establishes an oral fluid task force to study best practices for testing oral fluid (saliva) to determine drug impairment in motor vehicle operators, with members including commissioners from DMV, DOT, Health, Office of Cannabis Management, State Police, STOP-DWI Foundation, and Division of Criminal Justice Services

Requires the task force to report findings to the governor and legislative leaders within one year, examining traffic stop frequency involving drug impairment, current law enforcement detection methods, and feasibility of expanding or mandating drug recognition expert training statewide

Adds certified drug recognition expert evaluations as an authorized method for determining drug impairment alongside chemical tests of breath, blood, urine, and oral fluid throughout the Vehicle and Traffic Law

Expands the definition of "drug" to include any substance or combination of substances that impair physical or mental abilities to any extent, and creates new statutory definitions for "impaired" and "intoxicated" conditions

Makes refusing a preliminary breath test or oral fluid test a traffic infraction and allows courts to order compulsory chemical tests or drug recognition evaluations when crashes occur, personal injury results, or the driver has a prior DWI conviction (previously limited to cases involving death or serious physical injury)