LANSING (WWJ) - In Michigan, there is no minimum age to get married -- and one lawmaker says that's "outrageous."

Although a huge number of teenagers aren't rushing to the altar, Republican Sen. Rick Jones of Grand Ledge introduced a bill that would set the minimum age to get married at 16.

"In Michigan the age of consent for sex is set at 16. It's been that way for decades. Recently, I learned that 14- and 15-year-olds are getting married. All it takes is for a parent to sign them into marriage and a judge agrees," he said. "This is outrageous! A child signed, perhaps, to marry an older man and lead a lifetime of misery."

Under current Michigan law, you have to be 18 to get married without restrictions. For those age 16 and 17, parental consent is required. Anyone 16 and younger -- and there is no age limit -- needs approval from at least one parent and a judge. Jones' two-bill package would ban marriage for anyone under the age of 16.

In September, a special investigation by WOOD-TV found that 116 child marriages were performed in 2014, the most recent year for which data is available. In 2000, 537 underage marriages were performed in the state. The report says a majority of the marriages, 84 percent, involved young girls and adult men. In some cases, girls married men three times their age. One bride was just 15 when she was married to a 48-year-old man, according to the report.

Jones said, in his opinion, the ideal minimum age for marriage would be 18, but he settled on 16 since it is already the age of consent.

"I certainly don't believe we need 14- and 15-year-olds signed into a life of misery," he said.

The legislation is expected to be reviewed during the lame-duck session. Jones said he would be "shocked" if anyone votes against it.