House Bill No. by Representative Wiley seeks to amend and reenact various articles of the Louisiana Civil Code, focusing on the definitions and interpretations of legal terms, parental authority, and the rights of third parties. The bill introduces new articles that clarify the application of gender and number in legal language, ensuring that singular terms also apply to their plural forms. It also modifies existing articles by replacing "third parties" with "third persons" to create consistency in terminology. Additionally, the bill establishes that a parent who has abandoned their child for at least twelve months is considered not to have survived the child in wrongful death actions, and it enhances the rights of third persons in legal contexts such as property transactions and obligations.

Moreover, the bill revises definitions within the Louisiana Civil Code, particularly for "juridical act," "successor," and "third person." A new definition of "juridical act" is introduced, describing it as a manifestation of will intended to produce legal consequences. The term "successor" is clarified to differentiate between universal and particular successors. The definition of "third person" is updated to include individuals not party to a legal relationship while excluding universal successors and those bound by contract. The bill also addresses multistate cases, specifying that they are governed by the law selected according to new guidelines, and it repeals Article 3343, integrating its content into the updated definitions in Article 3506. Overall, the bill aims to modernize and clarify Louisiana's legal framework without altering the underlying legal principles.