This story was updated on August 10, 2020 at 10:15 a.m.

Democrats in the Virginia State Senate unveiled a package of proposed police reforms Thursday that will be debated at a special legislative session scheduled for Aug. 18 in Richmond.

Their proposals include a ban on no-knock warrants and more requirements for nighttime warrants; training for officers in de-escalation; the creation of a statewide code of conduct for officers; an increase in data collection on police stops; and a ban on police departments obtaining surplus military equipment.

They also seek to ban the use of chokeholds, prohibit police from firing their guns at moving vehicles, and set stricter thresholds for when officers can use deadly force. The bill would further require that all police departments across Virginia notify a state agency when an officer has been found to have engaged in serious misconduct, thus allowing that officer to be “decertified” — meaning they can’t be hired by another department.

The package of proposed reforms comes in the wake of protests against police violence that exploded across the country after George Floyd’s killing by police in Minneapolis. Cities, counties, and states across the country are considering changes to how police operate and how much funding departments get. Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), evoked the national atmosphere in her introductory remarks on a call with the media.

“Certainly, you’ve heard us talk before about the fact that the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery have awoken Americans and Virginians to a long-standing problem that has existed in this country,” Locke said. “Just because something happened in Minneapolis and in Louisville and in Georgia does not mean that Virginia is immune from those kinds of activities.”

In Virginia, the proposed changes face a favorable political environment. Not only are Democrats in control of both houses of the General Assembly, but reform-minded prosecutors in Northern Virginia have joined the call for reform. Still, Senate Democrats are proceeding carefully, avoiding potentially divisive topics like whether to end qualified immunity, which grants officers broad legal protections on the job.

At the first of three public hearings on possible reforms last month, police chiefs from across Virginia voiced support for creating a mechanism to decertify officers, although some police representatives opposed any changes to qualified immunity.

Virginia’s special session will be held at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn announced Wednesday. Her office announced that “precautions are being taken” to ensure lawmakers could follow social distancing guidelines. The session will not be open to the public, although there will be space for the press and the session will be livestreamed.

Elsewhere in the region, there are efforts to overhaul law enforcement as well. Lawmakers in D.C. approved a slate of police reforms in July, while officials in Arlington County are speeding up the deployment of body-worn cameras. The county also created a commission to review police practices. Loudoun County is studying the finances of replacing its Sheriff’s Office with a county police force subject to tighter oversight. Montgomery County voted in July to update its police use-of-force policy. In Maryland, a number of police chiefs—from Prince George’s County to Anne Arundel County—have recently resigned, because of unflattering revelations about how their departments operated or because of concerns that reforms could weaken law enforcement and harm the public.