Button Holdings Inc. - $7,000 Administrative Penalty for Lobbying Disclosure Violations
Summary
The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission affirmed Order No. 169-SL and modified the administrative penalty to $7,000 for Button Holdings, Inc., a registered principal under registration number P69542. The violations stem from the company's negligent failure to timely file a quarterly expense report or statement of failure to meet the reporting threshold for the fourth quarter of 2024 under Section 13A05 of Pennsylvania's Lobbying Disclosure Law, 65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05. Payment of the $7,000 penalty is due within 30 days of the order mailing date.
What changed
The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission affirmed and modified Order No. 169-SL, reducing the administrative penalty to $7,000 for Button Holdings, Inc. The violations were deemed negligent in nature and involved the company's failure to timely file a quarterly expense report or statement of failure to meet the reporting threshold for Q4 2024 with the Pennsylvania Department of State under the Lobbying Disclosure Law.
Registered principals and lobbying entities subject to Pennsylvania's Lobbying Disclosure Law must ensure timely compliance with all quarterly expense reporting requirements. The $7,000 penalty demonstrates that negligent non-compliance carries significant financial consequences. Companies registered as principals with the Department of State should review their filing obligations and implement controls to prevent similar violations.
What to do next
- Pay the $7,000 administrative penalty to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania within 30 days of the order mailing date
- Use the Commission's electronic payment system or submit a certified check or money order made payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Penalties
$7,000.00 administrative penalty
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Final Adjudication Issued
Button Holdings, Inc.
January 30, 2026
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Order No. 169-SL-2
Button Holdings, Inc.
Registered Principal
Wilkes-Barre, PA
ORDER SUMMARY:
1. Order No. 169-SL is affirmed with respect to the determination that Button Holdings, Inc., in its capacity as a principal registered with the Pennsylvania Department of State (“Department of State”) under principal registration number “P69542,” violated Section 13A05 of Pennsylvania’s lobbying disclosure law (“Lobbying Disclosure Law”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05, when it failed to timely file with the Department of State either a quarterly expense report or statement of failure to meet the reporting threshold for the fourth quarter of 2024.
2. The violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Law outlined in paragraph 1 immediately above are deemed to be negligent in nature.
3. Pursuant to Section 13A09(c) of the Lobbying Disclosure Law, 65 Pa.C.S. § 13A09(c), and Section 63.6(3) of the Regulations, 51 Pa.C.S. § 63.6(3), and based upon the mitigating evidence presented by Respondent, this Commission hereby modifies the administrative penalty imposed in Order No. 169-SL to the total amount of $7,000.00.
4. Button Holdings, Inc., is ordered to pay the aforesaid administrative penalty in the total amount of $7,000.00, by no later than the thirtieth (30 th) day after the mailing date of this Order, by utilizing the Commission’s electronic payment system or by forwarding to this Commission a certified check or money order in the amount of $7,000.00 made payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for deposit in the State Treasury.
5. Noncompliance with Paragraph 4 of this Order will result in the Commission initiating appropriate enforcement action(s).
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171-SL 169-SL-2, Button Holdings, Inc.
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