On June 18th, 2021 the Lisa Torry Smith Act was signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. As of September 1, 2021, it is now a crime in Texas to injure or kill a pedestrian or other vulnerable road user in a crosswalk in Texas.
The Lisa Torry Smith Act was introduced in the Texas Senate by Sen. Joan Huffman, as SB 1055. It passed unanimously out of committee, then passed the Senate with bipartisan support. Today, it passed the Texas House of Representatives, again with bipartisan support. The bill now awaits the Governor’s signature. The legislation was named after Lisa…
