7920.540. (a) As used in this division, 'state agency' means every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission or other state body or agency, except those agencies provided for in Article IV (except Section 20 thereof) or Article VI of the California Constitution.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or any other law, 'state agency' also means the State Bar of California, as described in Section 6001 of the Business and Professions Code.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
California Legal Code