OLAS/app/models/TransformativeAction.php

<?php

class TransformativeAction extends Eloquent
{
    protected $table = 'transformative_actions';

    public function scopeStatus($query, $semester_id)
    {
        return $query->join('transformative_action_status')
            ->where('trans_id', $this->id)
            ->where('semester_id', $semester_id)
            ->first();
    }
}