In 2001, the Oregon Legislature, with the support of Crime Victims United, passed legislation called House Bill 2379 (HB2379) which amended Measure 11. The term "Measure 11" is usually used to mean "Measure 11 as amended by HB2379 and by SB1049".

HB2379 allows people convicted of Rape II, Sexual Abuse I, Sexual Penetration II and Sodomy II under certain circumstances to be sentenced under Sentencing Guidelines, the more lenient pre-Measure 11 sentencing law designed by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.

For Unlawful Sexual Penetration II, the judge has discretion to exempt the offender from Measure 11 mandatory sentencing if :

The offender has no prior convictions for serious offenses and

The victim was at least 12 years of age and

The victim's lack of consent was due solely to the victim's age and

The perpetrator was no more than five years older than the victim and

No object other than the hand was used to commit the crime.

Unlike SB1049, HB2379 was not retroactive. It applies to crimes committed on or after the enactment of HB2379, July 6, 2001.

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