RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Legislation keeping the names of concealed handgun permit holders secret is headed to Gov. Bob McDonnell's desk.

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Sen. Mark Obenshain's bill originally just shielded the names of permit applicants protected by a protective order. The House of Delegates expanded the bill to cover all permit holders. Obenshain, a Republican from Harrisonburg, welcomed the change.

Without debate Thursday, the Senate voted 31-9 to accept the House amendment.

Supporters of the bill have said it protects the privacy of law-abiding gun owners. They criticized two newspapers, one in Virginia and another in New York, for disclosing the identities of local handgun permit holders.

Open-government groups opposed the expanded bill, saying it would impede the public's ability to monitor government regulation of a constitutionally protected activity.