Votes at a glance: Key board actions Jan. 13 — relicensing, petitions and fines

At its Jan. 13 meeting, the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology took formal action on multiple licensing petitions and citations. Below are the board-recorded motions and outcomes that appeared in the meeting transcript.

Key actions - Approval — Settlement agreement and probation: Nevada State Board of Cosmetology v. Xiaowang Li (A105754). The board approved a negotiated settlement placing the licensee on one‑year probation with continuing education and reporting conditions. - Approval — variance for portable sink (UDash101020612). The board approved a variance allowing a portable sink for a laser tattoo‑removal establishment that predated board regulation and for which permanent plumbing was financially infeasible. Staff to provide sink specification and licensing guidance. - Denial — Saint Rose Spa relicensing (U101020200793). The board denied relicensing after staff and LVMPD records documented multiple incidents and inspection findings tying the premises to solicitation and sanitation concerns. - Conditional approval — Thai Apple Spa (application for 4850 W. Flamingo Rd.). The board approved the new owner's application conditionally with a two‑year initial license and strict triggers (refused inspections, open without licensee‑in‑charge, massage in cosmetology rooms, arrests) that would require voluntary surrender or disciplinary action. - Enforcement outcomes, fines and reductions: the board voted to uphold or modify multiple citations and petitions. Notable results included: upholding several citations for unlicensed practice (Valencia Nails; Vans Special Nail Care; D'Shawn Jenkins; Kayla Rivers; Ebony Barksdale), approving reductions in fines where petitioners had come into compliance (Ashley Gomez — 50% reduction after paying and obtaining license; Unique — 50% reduction conditional on compliance), and denying other petitions where staff produced evidence of continuing violations.

What the board said - Staff presentations summarized inspection findings, online advertisements and, in multiple cases, police timelines documenting solicitation reports and repeat inspections. Chief Compliance Officer Janie Huggins and Executive Director Steven McDonald presented the staff case on several items. - The board uniformly emphasized the mission to protect public health and safety and to get licensees into compliance; when evidence showed repeated illicit activity or refusal to comply, the board denied relicensing or upheld citations.

What happens next - Staff will follow up directly with petitioners where the board ordered monitoring, reductions conditioned on compliance, or provided guidance on remedial steps. Conditional establishment licenses were issued with a two‑year monitoring period in at least one major case.

Ending — Members recorded multiple roll‑call and voice votes during the meeting; staff will publish the formal orders and follow‑up instructions to affected petitioners and establishments.