The bill was discussed in the working group of deputies of the State Duma and representatives of the City Hall. On April 17, some of the changes recommended by critics were adopted by the authors. On April 20, the bill was adopted in the first reading with 397 votes in favor and 4 against. The document was finalized by a team led by the head of the Duma Committee on Housing Policy and Housing and Public Utilities Galina Khovanskaya. During parliamentary hearings in the Duma, a working group was formed to finalize the bill, which included representatives of factions and citizens, including critics of the renovation project. In total, members of parliament and government proposed 144 amendments to the document, 90% were accepted, about 20 were rejected, and on June 9 the bill passed the second reading. From the first reading to the third, the bill doubled in volume, its text was supplemented by social guarantees like those enshrined in the Moscow law “On additional guarantees of housing and property rights of individuals and legal entities in the course of renovation of the housing stock in the city of Moscow”, adopted on May 18. On June 14, the bill was adopted in the third reading, 399 deputies voted in favor of it, 2 against, one abstained from voting. On June 28, the bill was considered and approved by the Federation Council. On July 1, the law was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
