Nebraska 109th Legislature (2025-2026) Status: In Committee

LB 418 — Allow a nonlicensed funeral director and embalmer to officiate at a funeral ceremony

Last action — Lonowski MO25 prevailed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Legislature
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Legislature.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 2% · moderate confidence
  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Lonowski MO25 prevailed

  2. Bill withdrawn

  3. Lonowski MO25 Withdraw LB418 filed

  4. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

  5. Date of introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (48)

48 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Lonowski MO25 prevailed

Failed 44 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44005
Total 44005
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Yea
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 418?
LB 418 is sponsored by Dan Lonowski.
What is the current status of LB 418?
This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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