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Embalming is not required by law in any state, to my knowledge. (It is sometimes requested for travel; i.e. if a death occurs away from home and the deceased has to be transported many miles, crossing state lines or by aircraft.)
However, if a family wishes to have an open casket visitation/ viewing or a public viewing, embalming would be necessary. Embalming is not required and typically not performed in cases involving cremation. Additionally, a funeral home may require the remains be embalmed if there will be any great length of time before a burial/ entombment. Cemeteries will often require the remains be embalmed if the casket is to be entombed in one of the cemetery's mausoleums.
Lastly, barring any highly contagious or infectious disease or remains that are considered a "special circumstance" by the government, embalming would not be necessary. Please realize though, that the vast majority of funeral homes will not suggest or recommend viewing the remains, or any type of public display, without first embalming the remains.
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