Allow a nonlicensed funeral director and embalmer to officiate at a funeral ceremony

LB 418 would have amended Nebraska's Funeral Directing and Embalming Practice Act to explicitly allow nonlicensed funeral directors and embalmers to officiate at funeral ceremonies. This change would have removed a prior restriction in Section 38-1424 that prohibited such officiation, directly affecting nonlicensed individuals working in funeral services. The bill was introduced on January 17, 2025, referred to the Health and Human Services Committee on January 22, and was withdrawn on January 29, 2025. It did not advance beyond committee referral.