The measure -- which gives the state increased security powers -- was voted through by 103 to 26, although it met opposition from some leftwing lawmakers and some deputies from the right.
President Francois Hollande imposed a state of emergency in the wake of the jihadist attacks that killed 130 people in the capital on November 13, giving police and security forces sweeping powers to raid houses and hold people under house arrest without judicial oversight.
His Socialist government now wants to include the state of emergency -- created during the Algerian war in 1955 -- into France's cherished constitution, citing what it sees as a persistent threat from jihadism.
The current three-month state of emergency expires on February 26 and is expected to be extended, giving the government time to adopt its constitutional reforms.
Malc says: what this report does not make clear is that the vote 103 to 26 means that over 300 deputies did not vote - in fact they were not even present in the Assembly.
